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CM-11

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From: Timothy Johns
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 16:24
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Hello, everyone!

I just bought a CM-11 for $20, and I was wondering if anyone new the pin-out
for it, and also if someone knew of a quick hack to convert it to analog RGB?

Marty Goodman mentioned something about bypassing the input transistors, but
I haven't opened the monitor, so I`m not sure what all this entails.  Possibly
just a jumper from B to E on each of the three color input transistors?  Also,
feel free to warn me publically about the dangers of opening a monitor, ie. the
high-voltage capacitors, etc.  I know what to avoid, but the more visible the
warnings are, the better...

Also, a new OS-9 based BBS will be going up soon (wednesday morning, sort
of, on a 128k 2-floppy Coco III), and on a Delmar System V in January.  Don't
laugh at the Coco software, I wrote it when I was about 12.  There won't
be any downloads available until I get the System V, as I have no room on the
floppies for them, and I don't have enough memory to run SZ/RZ or XYM while the
BBS is running and I have a shell on /term. (Man, I love 128K!)   A lot of you
may wonder why on earth I am putting this thing up now, with as little stuff
as I have -- well, I want to establish at least a small user base before I
load the big gun, and since I haven't paid for the System V, I don't have
it yet...  At any rate, the number (is/will be) (409) 560-1300.  It goes up
about 5 pm. December 08, 1993, 2400/8/N/1.  All users that log into the
Coco version will be added to the OSK version, so don't worry about having
to re-enter all of the data...  Keep in mind also that the software will
change, and I will be (most likely) running OSK StG-Net with some interesting
stuff of my own.  The current Coco software was written in Basic09, and while
interesting, is just a bit flaky.  You will occasionally find yourself in a
place that I affectionately refer to as 'Never-Never land,' where none of the
commands seem to work.  Be sure to log off, too, as I never did quite get the
hang of setting up error 220 signal traps in basic09...

-Tim
(409) 560-1300, 2400 8N1
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