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2 total messages Started by Jim Gifford Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00

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Author: Jim Gifford
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00

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Hey everyone,
I have this old osborne 1 "portable" (yeah, right.  25 lbs of portable)
CP/M based machine which I want to canibilize the display out of.  Does
anyone have any information on the pinout of the display?

Thanks in advance,
jim gifford

Re: Antique hardware question...

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Author: Michael Covington
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00

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Jim Gifford (jgifford@spock.fcs.uga.edu) wrote:
: Hey everyone,
: I have this old osborne 1 "portable" (yeah, right.  25 lbs of portable)
: CP/M based machine which I want to canibilize the display out of.  Does
: anyone have any information on the pinout of the display?

No, but it wouldn't be hard to figure out, with an oscilloscope.
Of course the sweep rates may be something completely unfamiliar --
but I'll bet they're the same as NTSC television, simply because
in those days, everything was.

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