--- On Mon, 5/3/10, larry moore & shirley allan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ok. We have a scheduled drive to the city at the end of May > - if I can't > DIY an adaptor before then, > we'll put it on the shopping list. Thanks, Larry Here's the information you need to build an adapter. http://www.ralentz.com/old/mac/hardware/dale-adams/video-quad8-centris.html You have to use the sense pins, otherwise the Mac won't output video because it won't be able to sense the monitor is plugged in. At least with the Quadra you don't have to deal with synch on green. Griffin used to make an adapter that was adjustable to make any modern monitor work with any Mac that used the big connector, but the price for such versatility was over $40. One source for the Mac end connector is a PC joystick Y cable, if you can find one that has snap or screw together connector hoods instead of molded connectors. One thing to NEVER do is plug a Mac monitor into a PC joystick port, or a PC joystick into a Mac's monitor port. IMHO that was a less-than-smart choice of connector when PCs had been using it for joysticks for several years before the Mac II came along. -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
