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- From: John McCrea <john@jmccrea.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: SVGA Monitor connection to an Amiga???
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- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 20:53:39 GMT
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- Chris Appleton (chris@fuchal.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- >
- > Hey, Andrew Hemmings, you mumbled somthing about SVGA Monitor connection to an
- > Amiga??? on 13-Feb-96 13:34:11?
- > AH> Hi
- >
- > AH> Is it possible to connect an Amiga to a SVGA monitor?
- > AH> and if so how? Is there a commercial cable or do I have to make it up
- > AH> myself?
- > AH> --
- >
- > Yeah, it's possible.
- >
- >[snip]
- >
- > But you'll have to put up with no 15khz modes, i.e. Pal-Hires, NTSC, and say bye
- > to the early-startup menu and software error red-flashy-box things...:)
- >
-
- Unless you use bootctrl.lha in util/boot on Aminet, which will give you
- both the early-startup and guru messages on a dbl-NTSC screen.
-
- It works too (I use an NEC 4FG), except it screws up my Picasso changescreen
- promoter.
-
- John
-
- PS First Computer Centre in Leeds sell the adaptor for about UKP7.00
-
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