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- From: wwalker@qualcomm.com (Bill Walker)
- Subject: Re: Powerbook 160 external Video
- Message-ID: <wwalker-111292095345@bwalker.qualcomm.com>
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- Organization: Qualcomm, Inc.
- References: <1992Dec11.165827.20101@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:55:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec11.165827.20101@athena.mit.edu>, tbandit@athena.mit.edu
- (Carlos E Reategui) wrote:
- >
- > -----------
- >
- > Anyone out the know how to get NTSC video from the external video connector
- > on a PowerBook 160 / 180? I have been able to make the connection but I can't
- > get the video to interlace. I have tried the Macintosh II Video Card utility
- > which is supposed to do this but it showed up with an X through it upon
- > startup. I know I'm geting something out to the TV, you can kind of see the
- > windows and suff but it is imposible to use because it ain't interlaced.
- >
- > Any info would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to my address as I do
- > not read this often.
- >
- > Thanks,
- > Carlos Reategui
- > tbandit@athena.mit.edu
-
- I own a 160, and I've never seen any claim that you could get NTSC video
- out of it. It will drive Apple color monitors (I've tried this), and "some
- VGA and SVGA monitors", which my dealer tells me means any that have
- multisync capability (but an additional adaptor cable is required).
-
- ----------
- Bill Walker - WWalker@qualcomm.com - QUALCOMM, Inc., San Diego, CA
- All opinions expressed are mine, and do not reflect those of my employer.
- "First thing we do, we kill all the lawyers." - Shakespeare
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