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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: CGA Card -> 'RF Modulator' -> Television
Message-ID: <477@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 7-Jun-87 23:25:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: moncol.477
Posted: Sun Jun  7 23:25:29 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jun-87 05:37:13 EDT
References: <448@slovax.UUCP> <135@ndcheg.UUCP>
Reply-To: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Organization: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ 07764
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In article <135@ndcheg.UUCP> evan@ndcheg.UUCP writes:
>In article <448@slovax.UUCP>, tron@slovax.UUCP (David L. Barker) writes:
>> 
>> 	Question about the ibm "CGA COLOR GRAPHICS" card. I have a cga card
>> 	and also have a mono graphics card.  The mono card will not run
>> 	any of the 'cga required' software (ie games). Can I use a color
>> 	Television as a cga monitor? If so, how do get the card to emulate
>> 	an 'RF Modulator' signal so the TV will receive the signal?
>
>Go to your local Radio Shack and ask for a composite-RF modulator.  If
>your lucky enough to find a smart salesperson, he'll sell you one
>for about $25.  Plug one end into the composite-out jack of your
>CGA card and plug the other end into the antenna (or cable) connection
>of the TV.

Before you do that, walk to the back wall of the Radio Shack. Find the spot
where they have the surplus "special purchase" stuff. Next to the C-64
keyboards should be some surplus TI 99/4A modulators @ $4.95 each. All you
need is an RCA plug and a 6(?) volt AC adaptor to convert it into a nice
general purpose RF modulator.

Full notes are included with the modulator and a converter cable can be
easily produced with a minimum of hardware ability.

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