28 Aug
2014
28 Aug
'14
9:40 a.m.
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:14:05 -0700
From: "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net>
Subject: IBM 5155 Portable PC CRT Sacrilege
I do have one misgiving about getting this machine, though: I don't like orange CRTs.
I mean,
I REALLY don't like them. So, at the risk of being virtually tarred and feathered, I
shall don my
asbestos long johns and ask a sacrilegious question: Is there any prior art regarding
swapping
out the CRT in a 5155 for one with a less offensive phosphor, such as green, white, etc.?
Perhaps you could swap in a Toshiba 9-inch green monitor from a Kaypro 2 or 4. Seems to
have
the same 4-pin connector, and used Kaypros are cheap. There's a standalone CRT on
Ebay right
now, including yoke, for $19.99 + exorbitant shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRT-Out-of-Kaypro-II-Computer-Toshiba-9-Monochrome-…
E64257-/331275168676?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2189eba4