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From: ez002644@deneb.ucdavis.edu (Eric W. Douglas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: WANTED: Information on Mac->VGA displays
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Date: 29 Jan 91 06:47:22 GMT
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In article <1991Jan24.145215.20129@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) writes:
>At Macworld Expo, Scully announced thastandard VGA monitors could be 
>plugged into and work with the new LC'  with a special adapter cable.
>The folks working the apple booth couldn't give me the specs for the
>cable and none of the aftermarket cable vendors at the show had a clue.
>Has anyone actually used a VGA with the LC?  Inquiring minds want to know.

Then.. Saiid Paryavi (paryavi@harris.cis.ksu.edu) writes:

>Here is the layman's guide to building a cable to connect the LC to standard
>VGA monitors:

[schematic deleted. available on request]

>Put the hoods on and if you did everything right, it should work just fine.
>It works good for me.

>WARNING:  Do this at your own risk.  I am not responsible for the acuracy
>of the above and I am definately not responsible for whatever goes wrong.

What I am wondering is, is that this should work for *any* macintosh
with 8bit video, right? I mean the specs for the LC video port would be
the same as an 8/24 card, right? So, how come this hasnUt been attempted
before, or, if it has, how come it is not public knowledge? 

I would like anyone who has tried the VGA configuration on the LC, or one
who has tried it with an 8, 8/24 card and VGA, to send me mail, and
report their results. (i.e. clarity, picture quality, etc.)

I have seen VGA monitors considerably cheaper than most mac color monitors,
and I beleive this would be highly benificial to a lot of people.

I will summarize all responses and post them.

Thanks for your time.


Eric W. Douglas                        * internet: ericd@csufres.csufresno.edu
Dept. of Computer Science              *           ez002644@deneb.ucdavis.edu
California State University, Fresno    *