Re: 19" Mono Monitor Question

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 00:00

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In <0mNot9W00iWVE0pms6@andrew.cmu.edu> Stephen Richard Ives <ives+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>I recently received an older 19" mono Sun monitor, and I would like to
>attach it to my PC video card if possible. However, it has a DB9 ECL/TTL
>Mono connector instead of a 13W3. I've been able to find a bunch of info
>on connecting the 13W3 cables to a VGA adapter, but nothing for DB9. Is
>it possible to do this? I'm guessing that you can just wire h- and
>v-sync through, and tie video- to ground, but how would you handle the
>analog RGB signals? Is there an adapter out there that already does this?

If I'm correct, the mono monitors with D13W3 connectors are actually 
greyscale mono, not ECL mono. Could someone else confirm this? 

I haven't had any experience with greyscale mono monitors myself, so I'm
not sure how to use them with other video adaptors. 

Regards,

Craig.
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From: craig@zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick)
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Date: 1996/10/19
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