4 Jul
2012
4 Jul
'12
6:38 p.m.
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From: Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca>
On 2012 Jul 3, at 5:26 PM, Chris Tofu wrote:
I figured I'd pay my last respects before these
got chucked. Could be in better shape cosmetically (but, uh, everything about a monitor is
cosmetic, no?), but they were working the last time I turned them on. I used to get big
bucks for these bad boys. But their day has long come and gone :(. Damned LCDs!
I'm just in the process of disposing of two of them (apple- and sun-badged 19"
sonys) (scavenging a few? components like high-voltage transistors before they go), along
with a few other CRTs/monitors to get rid of.
C: Not all Sony GDM's were created equal. The IBM badged units I have were superior to
the rest. Believe me.
The demise of CRTs is not something I'm crying over, although there is a nostalgia
factor to green and amber monochrome phosphor. I suppose someday there will be for a color
CRT too, but I'm not? there yet.
C: So why cry over the demise of anything??? I still have my (coverless, otherwise nearly
complete) Cheap VGA Book, which was ridiculously named. It described how to utilize large
crt workstation monitors, although I personally was unsuccessful at finding anything under
48khz, and even those were rare. Never found a 32-36khz monitor. Thems were the things to
have back in the day. If I walked into thrift show or a swap meet and saw one (also a
pitifully rare occurrence), I'd nearly swoon.
?Everyone I know wanted a big monitor. 2000$ for a multisync was unjustifiable by everyone
but businesses and graphic professionals. I'm trying to fenagle a deal w/mom so I
don't have to throw these out. Stick em in the old shed or something.
?I cry over the demise of the big beautiful black and white monitor myself. The first I
ever obtained was w/a used Mac II. Can't remember the name. Noticeable screen burn,
but still sharp as a tack!