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In article <559@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> porter@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Jeff Porter) writes:
>If you want to get 80 columns out of your 128, you are going to have
>to buy an RGBI monitor (Commodore 1902 or equivalent).
>
>If you only care about monochrome 80 columns, you might try hooking
>up a monochrome composite monitor to pin 7 of the RGBI connector.
>Pins 1 and 2 are ground.
>
>Jeff Porter
>Commodore Engineering

You can get 80 columns (monochrome but with a grey scale) out of a color
composite monitor (such as a 1702) by connecting your C128 to the jack 
on the front of the monitor that is used for the video signal. (You would
use pin 7 and a ground pin from the RGBI connector for this).

Mind you, it definitely is not as good as a real RGB or monochrome
composite monitor, but it is usable, and if one already has a 1702 (or
equivalent) one could see if the 80 columns were acceptable and decide for
themselves if the 500+ for a real RBG is worth it.

				fred