Subject: Re: video/display problems
To: None <wb2oyc@bellatlantic.net, hotz@jpl.nasa.gov, wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
From: Nico van Eikema Hommes <hommes@derioc1.organik.uni-erlangen.de>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/09/1997 20:42:02
        Hi,

I found some information on connecting old monitors to new macs, new monitor=
s
to old macs, use of PC monitors with macs, etc. in the German edition of
MacWorld: older macs/monitors/cards used sync-on-green, whereas newer monito=
rs
use a separate sync signal, as well as sense pins. Some macs like the non-AV
Quadras, support both sync-types. According to "MacWelt", it may be necessar=
y
to use an adapter. To connect a modern multisync monitor to an older Mac or
video card, a "Mac C Sync" adapter should do the trick of extracting the
sync signal from the sync-on-green.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

          Nico

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