Subject: Re: IIc LCD Screen on a IIGS?
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From: Al Crout <acrout@vcn.bc.ca>
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Date: 17 Oct 1999 17:49:14 GMT
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Obsbedia2 <obsbedia2@aol.com> wrote:
: 	Has anyone tried this or know any reason why it wouldn't work? I certainly
: wouldn't want to ruin such a rare piece of equipment.

: 		 			Why do it anyway, right?


: 	To save on weight.  The Apple II SIG of my Apple Computer club is using one of
: the member's personal IIgs computers and has to haul out everything that we
: need for the meeting.  We're an enthusiastic group, but none of us is getting
: any younger and the monitor is the heaviest element in the IIgs system.

: 	Our club IIgs was stolen a few months back, along with the homemade cart/wagon
: to haul all of its parts in one trip from the college's parking lot, across
: campus, up to the second floor and down the hall to an empty classroom.  WHEW! 


: 	We had a workable system, but with the robbery and the college now expanding
: its  weekend swap meet to the entire front parking lot, we're force to haul the
: IIgs, monitor, drives, overhead LCD display, etc. from the parking lot on the
: other end of campus.  Yes, we've considered running programs just using the
: overhead LCD panel, but it's too hard on the presenter.  The high point of our
: meeting is usually AppleWorks, so an RGB monitor's capabilities often goes to
: waste.


: Jay Edwards
: 	

One other alternative is this:

Sony made a small,about 5" rgb video monitor with the fancy "multi-rgb"
output on the back. This setup should work with the GS as there was a
cable available from Redmond Cable to connect this output with the GS.

-- al



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