Re: Using Atari mono-monitor as a composite monitor

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From: HC Johnson
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1990 14:38

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In article <21880@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, etruscan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (D.J. Schmidt-Bandoni) writes:
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone know if the Atari monochrome monitor can be used as a
> composite monitor?  I know this would require making a special cable,

NO it cannot be used this way.  The screen runs at 70 frames/sec on an
Atari Mono monitor.  Composite (TV Compatible) is 60 frames/sec.

Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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From: hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Using Atari mono-monitor as a composite monitor
Summary: not likely: mono is 70 hz, composite is 60 hz
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Date: 8 Feb 90 14:38:53 GMT
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