Do you use phonenet instead of minidin8 crossover? On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 9:53 AM, dale-gmail <[email protected]> wrote:
> three things have to happen. > > 1. the 8 pin cable has to be a 'crossover' cable, i.e. printer to mac > cable, not a 'one to one' cable. > > 2. you have to have appletalk loaded on each computer > and you know this by the fact that chooser shows up in the menu. and > appletalk is enabled on the chooser window.. > > 3. file share has to be turned on on the computer you need to get files > from. > > i use a phonenet set up by farallon. kind of expensive, > sometimes you can find some on ebay. > this allows more than two computers to connect to the appletalk system. > > good luck > > > dale > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake" <[email protected]> > To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]**> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:35 AM > > Subject: Re: Mac SE SCSI > > > On Nov 16, 5:41 am, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apple made a big deal out of how HDI45 would eliminate so much cable >> clutter, then only made one monitor that used it, the Apple AudioVision 14. >> Connected via the HDI45 port routes audio out, microphone in, video and ADB >> to the monitor. You plug the keyboard into the monitor. Apple originally >> intended to have video capture via an S-Video port on the monitor, but >> never implemented it so the AV 14 monitors shipped with a rubber plug in >> that port. >> For connecting a normal VGA monitor, you already have an HDI45 to Mac 15 >> pin adapter. What you need is a normal Mac to VGA adapter like this one to >> plug onto it. >> http://www.computercablestore.**com/Mac_to_PC_Monitor_Adapter_** >> PID945.aspx<http://www.computercablestore.com/Mac_to_PC_Monitor_Adapter_PID945.aspx> >> > > > So, at the suggestion of Gregg, I bought a "smart" DB15-to-VGA adapter > on eBay. I didn't buy the one he sent in the link because I feared it > might not be compatible. However, after a quick search, I found that > there is a Griffin adapter with better compatibility. Thanks for the > suggestion, Gregg! > The adapter has 8 DIP switches that allow for interpretation of > monitors. I could send a 640x480 or 832x624 resolution to a 1440x900 > display (or some variation of that). > I'll let everybody know when I get it just how well it works. > > In the interim, anybody have any suggestions, in terms of software or > hardware, for file sharing between two system 7 machines, neither of > which have ethernet? I have a MiniDin8 cable hooked up to the back of > both machines, but I can't get them to recognize each other. > Suggestions? > > -Jake > > On Nov 16, 3:04 pm, "J. Alexander Jacocks" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 2:47 PM, hartonj <[email protected]> wrote: >> > My bet is on: >> >> > 832x624 @ 75 Hz >> >> > or the next step down, as noted at the second site, two posts up. >> >> Again, don't forget that _very_ few modern LCDs will do 832x624, at >> any refresh rate. NEC MultiSync LCDs, however, do seem to support >> that res. >> >> From my testing, none of the following _very common_ LCDs will sync to >> a 6100, without an HPV card, at _any_ resolution, even with a good >> quality Mac -> VGA adapter: >> >> Dell 2001fp >> Dell 2405fpw >> Dell S2309w >> Samsung SM2032BW >> >> To get everything to sync, I had to either us an old 19" Trinitron >> CRT, or install the HPV card, which gives a wider variety of supported >> resolutions. >> >> - Alex >> > > -- > ----- > 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<http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml>and > our netiquette guide is at > http://www.lowendmac.com/**lists/netiquette.shtml<http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/vintage-macs <http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs> > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- > ----- > 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<http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml>and > our netiquette guide is at > http://www.lowendmac.com/**lists/netiquette.shtml<http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/vintage-macs <http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs> > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. 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