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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, der Mouse wrote:

> I recently picked up an alpha machine, a DEC 3000 300X.  It has a
> framebuffer, which drives 1280x1024@72Hz, apparently with no other
> options.  I'd like to use this framebuffer.
> 
> However, practically all the monitors I have are Sun monitors.  The
> Alpha has 3BNC output, so it must be using sync-on-green; most of my
> Sun monitors are 13W3, and I don't know what they do for sync, except
> that so far they've always proven compatible with the (Sun) video I
> drive them with.

Active Surplus in Toronto has a bin of 3BNC-13W3 adapter cables. I do not
know enough about monitor internals to know if they would be suitable for
your needs, but rest assured that physical adapters do exist.

- - Julian

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