New monitors on old machines

Julian Wolfe fireflyst at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 2 16:17:46 CST 2006


You can use a scandoubler such as the ones found here:
http:/www.converters.tv

There are several models to choose from that would serve your purpose.

It's up to you if you want to spend real money on it though.  It's a freakin
Tandy 2000. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org 
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Richard A. Cini
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:15 PM
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Subject: New monitors on old machines
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> All:
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>             I have a question. I'm getting a Tandy 2000 that 
> doesn't have a color monitor (it comes with a VM-1 
> monochrome). I've read that you could use a third-party 
> (i.e., non-Tandy) color monitor like the old NEC Multi-Sync, 
> but I was wondering if a modern VGA monitor could be used if 
> I made a 9-pin to 15-pin adapter.
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>             Thanks for any hints.
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> 
> Rich
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> Rich Cini
> 
> Collector of classic computers
> 
> Lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator
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