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#VGA cards

    09-Mar-93 02:50:36
Sb: #91481-#VGA cards
Fm: Michael Shea 76665,3360
To: Eugene Cottle 74007,653
Eugene, Standard VGA 15 pin connections don't carry any real power, just the red, blue and green signals, some grounds and synch signals. I use a regular A-B switch box to switch between my VGA on my BB and A2320 Display Enhancer on the Amiga side. This switchbox has 15 pin VGA style connectors, so I assume it is intended for monitor switching. I bought mine from Elite Micorcomputers (908-541-4214) for $18.00. You will need a couple VGA cables too. If you have a Vortex BB, they have Monitor master, which is a switchbox that plugs into their BB and via keyboard hotkey you can switch the VGA display and acitivate the input handler for the BB. Very convenient, but cost over $100.00 (I think). You must have a Vortex board for Monitor Master to work though.