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From: franks@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com (Frank Slootweg CRC)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: How can I configure my display type?
Message-ID: <28510022@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com>
Date: 7 Feb 91 16:36:24 GMT
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Rob Slotemaker CRC writes :

> The system can only determine what interface the system has and not
> what monitor is connected to the RGB cable !

  Of course this is true. Rob isn't a member of my team for nothing! :-)

  That the system can not determine what interface is connected to the
RBG cable is not a limitation. An analogy: The loudspeaker of your audio
system does not determine what you will hear, the tuner does.
The tuner will not know if the speaker is connected or not and will work
perfectly without a speaker and so will the interface without a monitor.
The absence/presence of the speaker only determines if you will hear
anything, not what. Likewise the absence/presence of the monitor only
determines if you will see anything, not what.

  Lots of people are confused about this. The above analogy often helps.
I hope it helps you too. And to prevent problems: The above is meant to
explain/educate, not to belittle.

  Best regards,

Frank Slootweg, same CRC (Customer Response Center).

P.S. I know that there is an amplifier between the tuner and speaker.