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- From: dbt3@aber.ac.uk (DOMINIC TRISTRAM)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Using EGA monitors with an Amiga
- Date: 7 Mar 1996 12:40:21 -0000
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- >Dave Burrows wrote:
- >>
- >> A friend wishes to use an old EGA mnoitor with his Amiga. Is this
- >> possible? Does anyone know how to connect the 9pin and 23pin
- >> connectors together?
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- >It is not possible, at least not in a practical way. EGA is a digital
- >system, whereas Amiga uses rgb-analog signals. There is no easy way to
- >convert digital signals to analog signals, that is the reason why you
- >cannot connect an EGA-monitor to an VGA-adaptor (On IBM-machines).
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- That's funny, I'm *sure* I remember a digital video output on my
- A500... I'll have to check again I guess...
-
- Dominic
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