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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Using EGA monitors with an Amiga
- Date: 8 Mar 1996 10:53:23 +0100
- Organization: dis-
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- dbt3@aber.ac.uk (DOMINIC TRISTRAM) writes:
-
- >That's funny, I'm *sure* I remember a digital video output on my
- >A500... I'll have to check again I guess...
-
- There is a digital output. 4bits for RGBI that are compatible with the CGA
- standard. EGA wants 6 bits (for up to 64 colors), EGA also wants some specific
- scan rates. To use an EGA monitor you could give up some colors (grounding the
- extra two pins) and have to write a monitor driver that generates EGA frequencies.
-
- Regards,
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- Michael van Elst
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