Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
"Jens B. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There's also a site which tells you > how to build a circuit to allow you to drive it here: > > http://cvs.anu.edu.au/monitorconversion/sun.html Is there similar information available on the feasibility of using an NCD Xterminal's monitor on a PC or a PC's monitor on an NCD Xterminal? Thanks -- Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP fingerprint = E8 0E 0D 04 F5 21 A0 94 53 2B 97 F5 D6 4E 39 30 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
I'm using an OLD Sun 3/60 19" monitor with my primary machine. The only card I could locate that did composite sync (required for this monitor, and perhaps for yours) was an ATI. cables can be found for <$30. And yes, having no text mode is a pain. I finally bought a 13" 640x480 monitor for $50 so I can get into the bios. Other than that it's great. Jerod Quoting Cheng Tang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > hi, > > Is there a way to use SUN's workstation monitor? > We have some spare monitor here (machine is broken) > but I found that the monitor cable is different > from those in PC. Anyone has done this before? > Do I need a extra card or something else to use > it? Thanks for your suggestions. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jerod E TufteWho is John Galt? (847)435-2112 page:800sky jolt.com/jerod [EMAIL PROTECTED] PIN1265253 VW Corrado VR6 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
I do not know about the reverse but a PC multisync monitor works on SUns if you buy a adapter to convert from 15pin VGA to 13W Sun. The adapters are around $20. --- How can you see, when your mind is not open? How can you think, when your eyes are closed? - Jason Bonham Band, "Ordinary Black and White" --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
It is possible. Note that while most PC monitors these days are "multi-sync" meaning they can run at varying hor/vert frequencies, Sun monitors are fixed-frequency (which by the way makes them cheaper to manufacture and also people say more reliable). There are a handful of graphics adapters which can drive Sun monitors without anything special. There's also a site which tells you how to build a circuit to allow you to drive it here: http://cvs.anu.edu.au/monitorconversion/sun.html Cheng Tang wrote: > hi, > > Is there a way to use SUN's workstation monitor? > We have some spare monitor here (machine is broken) > but I found that the monitor cable is different > from those in PC. Anyone has done this before? > Do I need a extra card or something else to use > it? Thanks for your suggestions. > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Cheng Tang wrote: > Is there a way to use SUN's workstation monitor? > We have some spare monitor here (machine is broken) > but I found that the monitor cable is different > from those in PC. Anyone has done this before? > Do I need a extra card or something else to use > it? Thanks for your suggestions. The Sun monitor, like most workstation monitors, is probably a fixed frequency monitor. There are companies on the web that sell video cards for PCs using fixed frequency monitors. I think you might be able to get a usable Linux setup even without one of these, though, because you can specify the exact frequencies for X and SVGATextMode to use. You'll need to buy or build an adaptor to connect the monitor to your machine. Plans are available on the web. This solution is not perfect, though, because your machine's normal text mode will not be the right frequency, so you won't be able to get in to your system BIOS or anything like that. So yes, you can probably use the Sun monitor with your Linux machine, but it will probably be more of a hassle than it's worth, unless it's a really really nice monitor. noah PGP public key available at http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/n/nmeyerha/mail.html or by 'finger -l [EMAIL PROTECTED]' -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNRqUh4dCcpBjGWoFAQFPrwP9GnfzTcy1aPw1akRAE7k910bfk3le3qNS OUwzK+Sr+Ca6jWiSvwvs+mgteNRPOV0z0I8qbzgPgkgxMB36RddhFnCnF/EUXV3e 3E9mkc1O7vkfEv9L6hUfwETEPkLgrfx8aHhq9uPZ3pVwzFmmKPNSx/ahM29DiFpG D7PXfrLAAdc= =+Pdo -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
using SUN's monitor in PC ?
hi, Is there a way to use SUN's workstation monitor? We have some spare monitor here (machine is broken) but I found that the monitor cable is different from those in PC. Anyone has done this before? Do I need a extra card or something else to use it? Thanks for your suggestions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
