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From: hammersslammers1@oxy.edu (David J. Harr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: large screen strategies
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Date: 1 Jun 89 14:24:30 GMT
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Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA  90041
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I was down at the UCLA computer store the other day. They have an Apple RGB
monitor and a portrait display hooked up to a IIcx. However, they only run
RGB monitor on the machine. When I asked them why they didn't have the
portrait monitor running also, they said that there was interference between
the two monitors that caused both screens to jump around and generally
render them both ineffective. They powered up the portrait monitor for m
and sure enough, the screens were jumping all over the place. What I want to
know is this: Is this symptomatic of a problem in the RGB monitor/Portrait
monitor, or do they just have a defective item?  Is anyone out there running
an RGB monitor in conjunction with a Portrait or Workstation monitor? What a
are your experiences? To feed even more grist into the rumor mill and put
myself open to more legal action :-), here is another question. I have seen
reports on local BBSs that there is a problem with the IIcx power supply. It
is reportedly so underpowered that it can't handle two NuBus cards at the
same time (hey! maybe that's what's causing the problems at UCLA, hmmmmm.)
Anyway, they also say that since the fan blows directly through the FDHD,
dust builds up quickly and can cause the FDHD an early and spectacular
demise. Again any experiences, comments, flames, are all welcome. BTW, I
HOPE all this is incorrect as I may be getting a IIcx in the near future, so
I hope that it is an all right little beastie. (Of course, maybe I should
wait until August and the 25NHz machine.)