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From: wally@tredysvr.Tredydev.Unisys.COM (Wally Bowen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: PCjr Monitor question?!
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Date: 19 Dec 90 19:41:35 GMT
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In article <86837@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> petros@mad.cis.ohio-state.edu (barry j petros) writes:
>In article <90353.020831L70SI@CUNYVM.BITNET> L70SI@CUNYVM writes:
>>Hi,
>>   A friend of mine uses a PCjr at home for wordprocessing, and recently
>>his monitor died leaving him without any display.
>>   My questions are:
>>1> What type of monitor does he need?  I know that the JR used an advanced
>>   version of CGA (advanced being a relative term), but will a plain vanilla
>>   CGA monitor work?
>
>This is the second time this question has come up recently so I'll try and 
>give an answer. :) .... I had a jr a long time ago and the original jr monitor
>was DOA ... having some problems obtaining another monitor some sales
>droid gave me an IBM CGA color monitor and some funky little cable. So the
>answer to you question is yes you may use a CGA monitor with jr but you'll
>have to find one of these adaptor cables or the specs to build one.
>
>The other question was can a jr monitor be hooked to a CGA card. I'd imagine
>that this could be done as the cables was probably just changing the connector
>and pinout and nothing else.
>
>Now all we need is someone who knows how the jrs video connector is pinned.
>
>
>barry

For all the PCjr owners out there, here are a few companies that provide
PCjr components and adapter cables, etc.

PC Enterprises, PO Box 292, Belmar, New Jersey 07719 1-800-922-PCJR

Paul Rau Consulting, PO Box 682, Dept. P, Galt, CA 95632 1-209-745-9284

Legacy Technologies, Ltd., 4804 Superior St., Lincoln, NE 68504 1-402-466-8108

Computer Reset 1-214-276-8072

I have not dealt with any of these companies except to request catalogs or
ask questions so I cannot recommend any of them.  They do sell adapter cables
that allow you to use a PCjr with an RGB monitor ($14.95 from PC Enterprises)
or a cable that allows the PCjr monitor to be used with a CGA card ($24.95
from PC Enterprises).  If anyone deals with any of these companies, I'd
like to hear about your experiences so that I can keep informed.  I have a
PCjr and it too might need repairs or parts some day.

                                  Happy Holidays to All,
                                  Wally

Needless to say, my thoughts are my own and don't reflect those of UNISYS.