Hi,

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> From: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofy.goof.com>
> To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>
> Cc: port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: PMAG-C support.... 
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 8:41 PM

> True, but high-end PC monitors are terribly expensive, and don't most

Don't think they are terribly expensive. Buy a good one, and you can use it
for years. 

> PC-style monitors with BNC connectors expect their sync signals on
> separate lines?

No. Most of them have 5 BNC, and accept sync on green too.
But you have to check it anyway.

> 
> I've been wondering lately about how one would convert a sync-on-green
BNC
> system to a VGA DB15.  [1] I've been thinking of setting up some kind of
> resonant circuit (PLL or otherwise)

its is easy. check:

http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/video.html

you find there all you need ;-))

> 
> It'd be terribly nice to put a head on my DECStations... [2]
> 
> [1] Reed College has a bunch of old Tektronix XP25 X terminals, but most
>     of them have dead monitors.  They'd actually be somewhat useful if
>     they had working monitors.
> [2] I also have two Decstation 5000s, both
>     with framebuffers, but no monitor for either of them.

cheers,
emanuel