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Article #41105

Re: NEC Multisync monitor and VGA adapter

#41105
From: Fred Buechler
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1990 22:02
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In article <7239@shlump.nac.dec.com> nadkarni@ashok.dec.com writes:
>
>I have the original NEC Multisync monitor whose video cable is not compatible
>with the connector used in VGA adapters. NEC sells an attachment that will
>convert the pinouts used in the VGA to the ones used by the NEC video cable.
>However this part costs $49 ! That seems too expensive for something that
>seems to be basically a cross-wiring gizmo. Does anyone out there know of
>any vendors or suppliers that might supply their own version of this cable ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>/Ashok Nadkarni
>Digital Equipment Corp.


I got one from Fry's Electronics in Fremont, Ca. They cost about $18.

Fred.
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Subject: Re: NEC Multisync monitor and VGA adapter
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