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- From: Apgar@Apple.com (Gar)
- Subject: Re: MAC IIvx video???
- Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
- Message-ID: <Apgar-161292235216@17.127.11.234>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 07:56:28 GMT
- References: <wondertr.724477412@sfu.ca> <1992Dec16.191949.14520@gallant.apple.com>
- Organization: Apple
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware
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- And one final quirk as stated in MacWeek
- you can't run the Apple 12" color monitor
- at black and white from the IIvx video...
- can anyone enlighten as to why?
- does anyone actually use that monitor?
-
-
- Apgar@Apple.com | Eric Apgar alias Gar | I said it, NOT Apple.
-
-
-
- In article <1992Dec16.191949.14520@gallant.apple.com>, Jim Stockdale <jws@
- apple.com> wrote:
- >
- > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 03:43:32 GMT
- >
- > There appears to be a bunch of mis-information about IIvx display
- > capabilities.
- > I hope I can clear a few up.
- >
- > With 512K of VRAM installed, the following monitors and pixel depths
- > are supported:
- >
- > 12" RGB, 512 x 384 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- > 12" monochrome, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 8 bpp
- > 13" RGB, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 8 bpp
- > 14" RGB, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 8 bpp
- > VGA timing, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 8 bpp
- >
- > With 1 MB of VRAM installed, the following monitors and pixel depths
- > are supported:
- >
- > 12" RGB, 512 x 384 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- > 12" monochrome, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- > 13" RGB, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- > 14" RGB, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- > VGA timing, 640 x 480 pixels @ up to 16 bpp
- >
- >
- > VGA timing uses a 25.175 MHz pixel rate and generates sync pulses so most
- > standard VGA displays can be connected. Note that if you buy a multi-sync
- > display with the connector adapter to plug into the Mac, the monitor ID
- > bits
- > on the adapter identify the display as a 13" RGB with Mac timing. This is
- > not
- > the same as VGA timing.
- >
- > The on board video of the IIvx will not support the APPLE 16" video
- > display.
- > Third party 16" displays that imitate the 13" display may work, but you
- > are
- > still limited to 640 x 480 pixels maximum.
- >
- > If you want to use the Apple 16" display, you will need to purchase the
- > 8-24
- > display card or a third party video card that supports the 16" display.
- >
- > Jim Stockdale
- > Apple Computer
-