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SiliconValleyPirate
Junior Member
United Kingdom
273 Posts |
 Posted - 21 Apr 2002 : 04:08:25
As I'm getting a IIci on Wednesday I would like to know if it will work fine with a PC -> VGA adapter and my 17" PC Monitor. I know it will not drive an Apple MultiScan monitor but my adapter has several settings for fixed mode monitors, will they work?--
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2002 : 04:11:32
Yes, it should work, but you'll have to change the res manually by flipping the switch on the adapter, instead of being able to go into the Monitors control panel and do it.-------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
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Flash
Full Member
Australia
637 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2002 : 06:41:29
Unless you've got a seperate graphics card, you will only get 640x480 out of the IIci (640x870 with a portrait display) Should work OK with you 'PC' monitor though.68k MLA ParaMedic |
SiliconValleyPirate
Junior Member
United Kingdom
273 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2002 : 13:25:00
That's what I needed to know, thanks guyyz --
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SiliconValleyPirate
Junior Member
United Kingdom
273 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2002 : 16:32:16
Well now, I can shed a lot of light on this situation. It seems there are adapters that work and adpaters that don't work. I have an adpater I bought to use on an LCIII (originally) that works on an LCIII, an 840av and a PowerMac 7300. It does not however work on a IIci. Aparrently tha adapter has to support sync re-routing to take the sync (on GREEN on a IIci AFIAK) to whatever it is on your monitor. I had to buy another one with 10 dips on it to allow me to do this. I borrowed a very old one with no dips on from a friend and it worked also. Just a word of caution, make sure, if you buy an adpter for a Mac II, that you get one that supports multiple sync options.--
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2002 : 19:04:43
If you buy one with 10 switches, then it should work with nearly every mac and nearly every monitor! You can get them for as little as $15 AUS new!  ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 02 May 2002 : 05:10:27
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If you buy one with 10 switches, then it should work with nearly every mac and nearly every monitor! You can get them for as little as $15 AUS new! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
00014 Macs liberated
Yeah. I especially reccommend adapters made by Viewsonic. They have a crapload of switches, and support pretty much every Mac, monitor and reslution. I think they're about 15 bucks, but i'm not sure. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 16 Dec 2002 : 21:55:13
once upon a time I had a snotload of PC monitors and a deficiendy of mac monitors... it's the other way around nowOfficial 68k videographer |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2002 : 07:23:25
Viewsonic used to (may still), and NEC still does send you an adaptor free if you call them./Mr Lynn The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program.
--Larry Niven |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2002 : 22:42:34
OMG OMG!!!a FREE adaptor!!!!!!
whats the number? and do Ihav eto have one of their fine products? or just call and say "hey I need an adaptor" would they have an adaptor to use a mac monitor on a PC type of thing? like... for a PCI video card I'm planing on puttin into the 7300... Official 68k videographer |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2002 : 08:48:02
I don't remember either asking if I actually had their monitor.The adaptors are for VGA monitors to Mac video outputs; not the other way. /Mr Lynn The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program.
--Larry Niven |
IIci and PC VGA screen
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