On 31 Oct 97 at 11:29, Roger Merchberger wrote:
> Due to massive amounts of caffeine & sleep deprivation, Lawrence Walker said:
>
> > I've got a NEC Multi 2A which unfortunately is one of the few of
> >the old NEC's that IIHC won't work with my ST. It has the 15
> >pin analogue plug and I've heard that adapters for 9-pin are
> >available. What are the different type of 'chines they would work
> >with . At present I use a 15-pin ABCD monitor switchbox with my
> >MessyDoze analogue boxes.
>
> Tho I hate to tell folks they're wrong, but in this case, you may wish to
> hear this... the Multi 2a *should* work fine with your ST, unless the 2A
> cannot handle negative sync signals. If that's the case, all you'll need is
> a one-chip solution to invert the sync signals with (IIRC) a 7404 (or
> whatever the hex inverter chip number is... databooks at home, me at work,
> and I'm *bad* with remembering numbers).
>
> AFAIR, the 2A *will* sync down to 15.75KHz, which is what the CoCo3, Amiga
> and Atari ST require for their video signals. The person who could tell you
> more about this is Dr. Marty Goodman... post a message on
> news://bit.listserv.coco/ and you should receive lots of good information.
> Tell everyone "Merch" sent you.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
> Roger Merchberger | Why does Hershey's put nutritional
> Programmer, NorthernWay | information on their candy bar wrappers
> zmerch_at_northernway.net | when there's no nutritional value within?
>
Thanks for the info. The down side is that it's another "must do"
project on my plate. %^ }
ciao larry
lwalkerN0spaM_at_interlog.com
Received on Sun Nov 02 1997 - 17:18:21 GMT