Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!agate!shelby!neon!calvin!zimmer From: zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Cheap color, HEY NeXT (was: GETTING A NEXT Message-ID: <1991Feb3.225400.29316@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 3 Feb 91 22:54:00 GMT References: <252u3744.665566130@fergvax> <775@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Stanford University Lines: 39 In article <775@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> mldemsey@cs.arizona.edu (Matthew L. Demsey) writes: > what people seem to be missing here is that the microphone input, >keyboard input, and mouse input are all controlled through the monitor - >i don't really see how you expect to control those things if you by >an el-cheapo monitor... > >Loki While the microphone input, keyboard, etc are controlled through the monitor on the mono NeXTStation, I believe this is not the case for the color machines. The color machines have a separate device that controls those devices, and then has a Sony Trinitron as the color monitor. Any color monitor that would support the resolution, frequencies, and has the correct type of inputs (RGB and composite sync) should work. Resolution is 1120x832 The separate device is part no. N4004 Integrated monophonic speaker and microphone. Note: I'm not sure that I would want to try to save a lot of money by buying a cheaper monitor. The cheaper monitors would probably be smaller, and with a faster phosphour. I have tried to use a 14" monitor at 800x600, (on a PC). It was hard to read, and seemed to flicker unless the brightness was turned down. Wish list: What I would like is a way to have the NeXT allow me to run NeXTStep on my IBMPC. That way, I would have access to color for the occasional time I want color. Andrew zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu