Subject: Re: monitor connector
To: None <port-sgimips@netbsd.org>
From: Hendrik Scholz <hscholz@raisdorf.net>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 01/19/2003 19:41:33
Hi!

On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:26:35 +0100
Pavel Cahyna <pcah8322@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> wrote:

> Thanks, I've heard that the 13w3 connector has the ability of telling
> the graphic adapter what the capabilities of the monitor are. Is this
> compatible between sparc and SGI, please?

As all the monitors are from the same manufacturer (Sony) they
are compatible.
The latest Sun monitors come with a PC style DB15 and a 13w3 connector
so I guess Sun/SGI/Sony uses the same mechanism for monitor type
detection as all the PeeCee equipment does (DDC).

Hendrik

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