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In article <1997122010083045041@thebeast.demon.co.uk>,
steverogers@thebeast.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote:

> I've got hold of an old Pivot 0276 which has lost both its proper cable
> and any software it needed.  (No, it's not stolen, it was just disposed
> of by a former owner in one of those typically dim corporate throwouts.)
> 
> What does it need?  I've got it plugged into my Mac through a Mac-PC
> monitor plug adaptor which gives only one working resolution - 832 x 634
> - but at several different settings - switches 1+5+6 on, 2+4+6 on,
> 2+5+6, 3+5+6, 1+2+5+6, 1+3+5+6, 2+3+5+6 and 2+4+5+6.

This is the later version I believe - designed to work directly with built
in video. The one we have at work is the earlier (original) version that
had its own card*.

You will NOT get the pivot functions using a PC-Mac converter since these
'hardcode' the three sense pins which the Mac uses to detect the monitor
type - you will have to make your own. The sense pin connections you need
(on the Mac video connector) are : Pin 4 not connected, Pin 7 grounded
(connect to pin 11), and pin 10 connected to the monitor position switch.

You will have to find the switch pin on the monitor using a multimeter.
This pin will be connected to ground when the monitor is in one position,
and not connected when the monitor is in the other - connect it to pin 10
on the Mac. I don't seem to have the connections to the PC-Mac adapter to
hand, but you can check them with your meter (the PC end is R,G,B on 1,2,3,
grounds for RGB on 6,7,8, Sync Gnd on 10, H&V Sync on 13,14)

As far as software goes, you will need the Radius Pivot software and the
Soft-Pivot extension. Try <http://www.radius.com> or
<ftp://ftp.radius.com>. Last time I needed an update I was able to download
the entire package - well the software is dongle protected** ;-)

* After some investigation I found that all I needed to do was make an
adapter to move the position signal to a different pin and it works almost
perfectly on supported built in video systems.

** Well the software isn't much use if you don't have a pivot monitor !