Radius Monitor

From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com>
Date: Thu Jun 4 03:09:42 1998

On 3 Jun 98 at 21:42, Frank McConnell wrote:

> "Lawrence Walker" <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com> wrote:
> > One of my recent finds was a Radius Full Page monitor. I has a 9pin Dshell
> > F video socket. It's like a 14 " set on it's side. Does anyone have any info on
> > this beast ? Drivers, what it was used with, etc.
>
> Mac. I've seen one on what I think was a IIcx (maybe IIci), and
> another on on my mother's Mac Plus. The IIc[xi] interface is a NuBus
> card. The Plus interface is a daughterboard contrivance that sits
> atop the 68000 on the Plus mainboard (and hooks up with springs to a
> couple of other signals); it brings the video out through the security
> slot on the back of the Plus.
>
> I'd like to find a service manual for the monitor (and associated
> clues for my brain); Mom's is going kind of funny in one of those ways
> where the horizontal sync seems to change a bit after it warms up a
> while, and is sensitive to brightness. I opened it up over Christmas
> and adjusted it so it's usable (also rebuilt the PS in the Plus
> following directions in Larry Pina's book, so now the internal monitor
> works again) but expect that it's running on borrowed time.
>
> On the other hand, maybe it'd be easier to buy Mom a not-so-classic
> computer. She's decided that the Plus is slow.
>
> -Frank McConnell
>
 It seems confirmed that it's for a Mac. There was also a mention on the
classicmac m-l of one hooked up to a Plus. I have a plus and it's a neat
machine. If only they had set it up for 1.6 instead of 800k. It's not a
speedster for sure and they all had a problem with the PSU and
overheating. OTOH it would be one of the last machines to go if I ever had
to reduce my collection. Keep me in mind for the adapter if your mother ever
decides to junk it.
 For now the Radius goes at the back of the "peripherals waiting for a card"
shelf. Thanks for the info.

 ciao larry
lwalker_at_interlog.com
Received on Thu Jun 04 1998 - 03:09:42 BST