28 Jul
2006
28 Jul
'06
7:13 a.m.
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:05:14 -0500
From: Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com>
I have an old computer from the '80s and it has a
frame buffer with
RGB+S (sync) output on classic BNC connectors.
But I do have a
bunch of new-ish LCD monitors which seem quite happy to sync up to
pretty much anything.
So, can I just (somehow) connect the
RBG+S signals to a mondern LCD?
Has anyone tried this?
At some point I had a VGA to BNC cable. I bought it at Altex
Computers here in Austin, TX when I received some old CRT monitors
with BNC connections. They have a web presence so, if they still
carry them, you may be able to mail order one.
Of course, I don't know if such cables work in the other direction
but I can't see why they wouldn't. One list member's suggestion
about checking the peak voltages sounds prudent.
I did once have a DW13 to RBG/BNC connector.
Is DW13 the connector often used by Sun which is frequently called 13W3?
If you get an IBM 9519 (T85A) LCD panel (18.1", 1280 X 1024 native
resolution, ca 2000 - 2001) it has VGA & 13W3 connectors. So your
BNC to DW13 cable might be able to connect your machine to an IBM
T85A LCD panel.
Jeff Walther