SUMMARY: Can you connect a sun colour monitor to an svga PC?

From: Nicky Ayoub (Nicky.Ayoub@Microchip.COM)
Date: Thu Sep 12 1996 - 11:49:42 CDT


Well I know it's been a while, but I am still waiting on some brochures.
Looks like they'll be a while. So here are the pointers that I got.

Thanks to :
Bert Shure <Bert_Shure%SOLSOURCE@notes.worldcom.com>
Stuart Kendrick <sbk@fhcrc.org>

Bert's company sells a cable that does this. Here's what he had to say:

> From: Bert Shure <Bert_Shure%SOLSOURCE@notes.worldcom.com>
>
> we sell them for $30 at my company. i suspect they come from nudata on
> inline. if you want one from my company, fax a PO with details liek address
> and credit card to 619-929-7810 and we'll get one out to you. make sure you
> specify that it is for using a sun monitor on a PC and you want the same one
> that bert bought.
>
> inline's home page is www.inlineinc.com (i think).
>
> have fun.
>
>==bert==

Stuart gave some good pointers to information on the web. For those of you who
wish to learn more here is his note:

> From: Stuart Kendrick <sbk@fhcrc.org>
>
> The basic issue is that the PC world tends to use multisync monitors and
> everyone else uses fixed frequency monitors. As I see it, fixed frequency
> monitors tend to be better quality, multisync monitors tend to be cheaper.
>
> To use a fixed frequency card on a PC, you need a special card -- most PC
> video cards support multisync only.
>
> http://www.heartlab.rri.uwo.ca/vidfaq/part1.html#TOC
>
> is a place to start. Then look for the Fixed Frequency video FAQ.
>
> I'm purchasing a Mirage (www.mirage-mmc.com) Z-128 card to attach a
> Sony/Sun monitor to a PC. Their Storm card is another option. I'm sure
> there are other vendors.
>
>--sk

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