AMAX and 1080
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I have AMAX up and running with a 1080 monitor; can't work with flicker so
how can I see all of the Mac desktop in correct proportion? not possible?
Also, can I attach the Atari monochrome monitor to improve the situation?
any ideas appreciated.
John:
There is a cable made by Perspect Industries (Not sure if I spelled it
right) that will allow you to use an IBM style TTL monochrome monitor with
the Amiga. They make 2 different kinds, one is about $35.00 and only lets
you hook the IBM monitor, and the other one lets you hookup both a TTL
monochrome, AND the 1080 monitor as well, and I think it sells for about
70.00 or so. You can pickup TTL monitors usually under $100.00, so if
you're mainly worried about AMax, or DTP, or any other application where
high res is more important than color, this might be a fairly cheap
alternative for you.
-Mike Schiller
In sunny Fort Lauderdale
Mike,
In what way does the Pre'spect cable-plus-IBM/TTL monochrome differ from
connecting up a plain-vanilla monochrome/green monitor with a simple
RCA-plug cable ?
I would be very interested in a low-cost monochrome flicker-free video for
AMAX but had always assumed that the only way(s) to really eliminate
flicker were via de-interlacing and long-persistence phosphor screen – but
that IBM/TTL monochrome was mostly crisp-tight text because of using 9×14
character fonts instead of 8×8 ?
What is that cable doing ? – da – via Whap!
Daryl:
Most (all?) of the IBM style TTL monitors use a long persistance phospher
in the tube, as the Hercules card (and others like it) drive the monitor
with interlaced video, and the long persistance gets rid of the flicker.
Most analog mono monitors (RCA connector) don't have the long persistance
phospher, and so DO have flicker. One bad point about this setup is due to
the long persistance, it makes reading scrolling text almost impossible,
and I'd imagine trying to use it with any games is also out of the
question.
-Mike Schiller
In sunny Fort Lauderdale
Mike, thanks – I hadn't realized that about the IBM TTL monitors, course
I'll have to keep in mind the downside of the high-persistence as I
contemplate using AMAX with one and mebbe that Pre'spect cable.
– da – via Whap!
Daryl,
If you really want to try that Pre'spect cable, I have one I'll sell you
*cheap*. It is the $79+ one that allows the use of the standard color
monitor, as well as the TTL monochrome monitor.
I'll sell it for $40. I decided I really didn't want to use a monochrome
monitor on my system, and that the results really weren't that impressive
anyway.
Lloyd
Lloyd:
If Daryl isn't interested in that cable let me know, as I have a friend who
most definately IS interested!
-Mike Schiller
In sunny Fort Lauderdale
Mike,
He didn't sound interested, so if your friend is, just send me a check
with a note about the cable. I'll send it right off.
Lloyd
Lloyd,
Thanks for the offer and I may take you up on it but I'm starting to
realize that I will probably just be waiting until CDTV comes – ' cuz if
its done right then I will continue to spend on my AMI and probably go to
FlickerFixer and a MultiSync monitor and other goodies… if CDTV is too
late or poorly bundled or a flop then I'm probably saving up for a cheap
386PC-CDROM/VGA machine and AMI goes on a budget. Thanks tho.
– da – via Whap!