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David, I too have been using a Lapis PDS card for the Mac SE/30 for about a year and a half and have been very pleased. I am driving an E-Machine T-16II which my video card will drive up to 24 bit at 832X624 Good luck, Bill Read action !
Sven, Yes, all AV Power Macs can run two monitors right out of the box. The AudioVision monitor interface– the big squarish funny looking plug– uses standard Mac memory instead of video memory. If you don't have a monitor plugged in here, the memory's available for programs and data, so…
Warren, No other suggestions; any video card should work for this application. Read action !
Aaron- Thanks for the info…. you confirmed what I suspected…… The audio capability in the regular 8100 may be of some use at some time…. For video, I've already bought what I think is the best card available… The FAST Video Machine. For $6,000 (including the controller box for the…
#Lapis Video Boards
Message #150440
Dear Ross, Thank you very much indeed for your message. It does help, particularly the Speedometer rating, since someone who responded to a similar query I'd placed in comp.sys.mac.hardware was kind enough to send me a Speedometer rating for an Xceed card. Cordially, David There is 1 Reply. Read action…
Taylor, >> Having never owned an "AV" Mac…. I'm wondering how to intelligently make the decision to go AV or Non-AV. What sorts of things are you doing with yours?
Thanks again for the reply. Any suggestions on hardware (video cards) and software programs ?? — Again focused on the fact that this must run as an independant process in the background of her Mac, while she uses her normal screen for other work. Thanks, …Warren There is 1 Reply.…
Aaron- i saw your message to Sven Grenander about the 8100/AV. I'm contemplating the purchase of a new Macintosh… to replace my IIci. We've gotten into video editing with the Mac and a FAST Video Machine NuBus Card system. We don't need the AV capability for the Video Machine……and have…
Aaron, Thanks very much for the info. I'll check the other message you mention. Yes, even though the video question isn't cleared up yet I _love_ the way the 8100/80AV zips through stuff ! -Sven Read action !
Sven, You _can_ run 2 monitors off of the 8100/80AV without buying an additional video card. You'll run into problems, however, if either monitor "syncs on green" (as some older, non-Apple models do, apparently). I've been told the Power Mac won't drive such a monitor, at least not without a…
#8100/80AV Video
Message #150200
David, With the proliferation of Mac configurations I'm getting totally lost. I hope you can clarify one question for me. I just got an 8100/80AV for my developments at work, arrived today. I'm really confused by the video configurations which the machine will support. I know there are two video…
Warren, You can do this– run the "Welcome" application in the background on the Mac while the secretary does other work. Depending on what she does the "Welcome" application may slow or pause at times, though. I'd recommend a Mac with NuBus slots. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
Dave, thanks for the insight, but … The Mac is yet to be purchased, she now has an LCII, but we will need to upgrade it, because … Our idea for a "welcome board" is a little more involved than just showing a desktop. We now have a DOS based…
#2nd video in background
Message #149896
Warren, You didn't say what type of Mac your receptionist has but you'll probably need to add a separate video card. You can simply have a "Welcome" sign as the desktop background on that monitor. The desktops of the two monitors will be contiguous but by arranging them so only…