Monochrome monitor with CGA card

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From: John Plocher
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1986 01:47

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berger@clio.uiuc.arpa writes:
>Actually, the IBM CGA works fine with a monochrome monitor.  You just
>can't use the IBM monochrome monitor.  There are others that can be
>made to work with just a special cable.

[ I tried mailing - but I can't seem to get there from here...]

    Can you tell me more?   I have a CGA sitting on the shelf cuz I can't
    afford a color monitor yet.  In any case, I'd much rather use the CGA
    with a monochrome screen anyways.  What kinds of monitors will this
    work with?  What inputs must I look for? This is the first I've heard
    of this, so if you could point me to where I might find more info on
    this, I'd be grateful!

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