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Re: updating a 3640

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From: Peter Paine
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 00:00
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At 5:57 pm +0100 99/6/6, Mabry Tyson wrote:
>A number of things:
>[...}
>3)  Upgrade path:  I wouldn't particularly suggest upgrading from 3640
>to 3645.  Go to an Ivory of some flavor.  The MacIvory has advantage in
>that you aren't dependent on a Symbolics monitor (or did the XLs ever
>put out PC-compatible video?)

Another route to avoid using the Symbolics B&W console is to use a color
capable Symbolics with the Symbolics VIU-C box (I forget Symbolics's
product name for it, it is a pizza box) which allows the processor outoup
cable to link to keyboard, mouse, serial and headphone.  You then use any
RBG BNC monitor for your terminal/screen.  This works for 3640/70, all
G-machines, XLs.  Of course you get color too.
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Date: 1999/06/08
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