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From: neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris)
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Subject: Re: Please Read ATARI (attn:Neil Harris)..
Message-ID: <896@atari.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Nov-87 15:26:13 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 24 15:26:13 1987
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In article <871121-091947-2721@Xerox>, Brantly.henr@Xerox.COM writes:

> BUT, it sure would have been decent of you to give us a Composite signal
> out so that if we wanted  
> we could have bought a standard Composite to RF converter. 
> 
> FLAME OFF!  keep listening....
> 
> Neil, please answer me this, will the Modulator that came in some of the
> 520's work in the 1040's? Are the inputs/outputs the same?  Looking at
> the schematic and the vacant place in my motherboard where the Modulator
> was planned to go in, it looks like it wouldn't be very difficult to
> install a 520 modulator (& the resistors etc. that there are empty holes
> for) if it's the same as originally intended for the 1040.  Why not make
> the modulators a dealer installed option?

There is an adapter available that converts the RGB into composite video.
Actually there are 2 -- one from JNL Technologies on Long Island, and the
other from Practical Solutions of Tucson.  I am not sure if either is
actually on sale yet, but I've seen both at various shows and they do a good
job.

It's just as hard to put composite video out as it is to do Rf.  Once you
have one, it's a short step to the other.  That's why they're both missing.
-- 
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