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Liberated: AppleVision 1710AV

Anonymous Freak

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Released in August 1995 along with the new plastic desktop Power Macintoshes (the 7200 and 7500,) along with the 8500, my AppleVision 1710AV has a manufacture date of December 1995.

Found in the 'free' section of Craigslist, this would have ended up in a landfill had I not liberated it. This makes it (by 68kMLA rules) a "true" liberation. The owner thinks he may have some similar-age 'vintage computer' gear in his garage that he's willing to give me, as well.

One thing I didn't know before is that (in spite of what Everymac says,) it supports 1600x1200 resolution at 60 Hz. This is insane. This gives it a pixel density of 125 pixels per inch (I have measured the viewable area of mine at 16.0 inches.) Only the "HD" 1920x1200 17" MacBook Pro has a higher dpi. (Well, and the iPhone/iPod touch, if you count them as "OS X Computers".) The automatic color calibration is a nice feature. The only complaint I have with it is that when you change resolutions, it doesn't save your screen geometry settings. So switching from 1280x960 to 1600x1200 and back (16x12 is just too small in the OS 9,) means I have to re-adjust the geometry.

 
Ooh, good to see there's still some of these beasts still around! I've still got mine, despite the fact that every day I fear its about to bite the big one :'(

Anyway, I can confirm that they definately do support up to 1600x1200 at 60Hz. I've had mine at that res, and it does work, but it doesn't like it very much, and it is not a supported resolution. I personally prefer 1280x1024 at 75 Hz :)

Either way, sweet monitor to get for free!

 
I would recommend running at 1280x960 (it's not an 'official' resolution, but it is available,) instead of 1280x1024.

x1024 is a 5:4 resolution, meaning that it is more 'square' than the 4:3 monitor is meant for. This means that if you adjust the monitor with the same borders on the sides as for 'standard' 4:3 resolutions (800x600, 1024x768, 1154x864, 1280x960, and 1600x1200,) then your pixels will be stretched. (They will be flat rectangles instead of squares.) 1280x960 produces a correct 4:3 output.

Note that LCDs that are 1280x1024 are a proper 5:4 ratio screen, with square pixels. CRTs at 1280 wide should be run at 960 tall. (Although, admittedly, the difference is so small that most people never notice.)

Yes, you lose some screen (pixel) real estate, but you get proper shape pixels. (And on the 1710AV, you happen to get exactly 100 dpi at 1280x960, as compared to 100 horizontal dpi and 106.6 vertical dpi at 1280x1024, although both of these assume you adjust the geometry so that the picture goes all the way to the very edges of the viewable area.)

 
this gave me an idea to check if there were any apple things in free section of my local craigslist. I found an AppleVision 850, needs the horizontal sweep repaired. According to the lister, it's on the curb tomorrow.

should I bite? Or would it not be at all worth it?

sorry for topic hijacking :D

-digital ;)

 
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