Converting TTL monitor to Analog

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Wed May 9 15:01:55 2001

Iggy Drougge wrote:

> Jeff Hellige skrev:
>
> >>The fact that NEC provided an adapter to go between its monitor and
> >>the typical
> >>VGA card suggests that this is not an unusual application for their
> >>products.
>
> > Most of the early NEC Multisync series (original, II, GS,
> >plus others) allowed various digital and analog modes to be switch
> >selectable. They would also sync low enough to be used on various
> >pre-VGA video adapters. I believe that the original Multsync
> >included the additional switches to specify the color depth as
> >described in previous posts here, while later models did not. I
> >don't recall my GS having them. An excellent monitor
> >btw...paperwhite grayscale.
>
> The 3D (which AFAIK is the last Multisync to sync down to 15KHz) has got the
> depth selector, so did the II, IIRC.
> Mind you, watch out for the 2A, it only syncs between 31 and 35 KHz or
> something like that. The II with roman numerals is the one to go for.
>

Yes, the Multisync 2A was PC compatible but would not work on Macs.
Whereas, the Multisync II (and regular Multisync) would work on both Macs
and PCs. IMO, any vintage collector would go along way to have at least one
of these beasts. I have at least three in various states of "working." Being
somwhat smallish (13" or IBM 14"), they really don't have a market any longer.
But there was a time I used to sell the heck out of them right up until a
couple
of years ago!

Eric

P.S. I made a group of Mac 15-pin to Multisync 9-pin cables for a school
about 5 years ago. When the computer teacher found out (I told her), that
Macs didn't need to have Apple monitors and would work fine with Multisyncs
I got the job of making the cables. I'm pretty sure I still have many feet of
wire
with 9-pin and 15-pin connectors, hoods, etc. lying around someplace.

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