8 Jun
1999
8 Jun
'99
7:50 p.m.
Hi,
I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Joe
8 Jun
8 Jun
7:28 p.m.
I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor
today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Huh. I was thinking these were Mac only, and required a special video
card. But then I was thinking Radius had gone out of business a year or
two ago. :^)
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9:15 p.m.
At 05:28 PM 6/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
I think they only required the card if you wanted to display more than
the standard number (40? for Mac) number of lines. With the card you could
display an entire page (~66 lines) on one screen. I expect nearly everyone
bought the card, after all that was the entire purpose of having the taller
than wide screen format.
They came with a cable with a connector for a Mac but this one also has
an adapter cable to allow it to connect to a VGA card. I tried it on PC
and it does work. It's supposed to be usable for up to 600 x 800 resolution.
But then I was thinking Radius had gone out of business a year or
I picked up a
Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Huh. I was thinking these were Mac only, and required a special video
card. two ago. :^)
No, They're still in business but someone else has bought out their
video/monitor/graphics (take your pick) division. See
"http://www.radius.com/" if you're interested.
Joe
9 Jun
9 Jun
12:27 a.m.
I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor
today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Well, you can get
SoftPivot 3.2.1 for $40 from
http://www.radiusvintage.com/, but that's just nuts. Try using
FTPSearch(doesn't Lycos run that now?) to search for SoftPivot or
RadiusWare. I might have an old copy laying around, but it'll take a long
time to dig out... Kinda suprises me that they want so much money for their
discontinued stuff, you'd think they'd be happy to get rid of the shipping
and all that and just have some FTP server with the old software
versions... There's some stuff on ftp://ftp.radiusvintage.com/, but
SoftPivot hasn't been up there for over a year...
It also kinda seems funny that they want you to pay for something that they
DID have up on their FTP site for free before... But hey, I just got two
more TPD/19's, so what am I supposed to do? They need a special video
card(or maybe a nice PowerMac like the one I'm using that supports what
used to be a strange spec)to do much of anything but waste space.
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5:02 a.m.
> I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17
monitor today with both PC
Well, you can get SoftPivot 3.2.1 for $40 from
http://www.radiusvintage.com/, but that's just nuts. Try using
Radius Vintage is AFAIK CRA Systems, a legacy support outfit like Shreve.
They have outrageous prices, but do answer the phone, and some questions
(especially if the answer is buy our $90 cable).
OTOH Radius made some very nice products and its a shame to see them get
tossed into the dumpster.
I have a LOT of Radius stuff for sale myself. I hunt for it at swapmeets
and auctions, and beg copies of software when it surfaces. Unfortunately I
am rather disorganized right now, especially the software stuff. Eventually
I hope to be able to quietly send copies of most of the software packages
to people in situations like this, but as of now I don't know what I have
or where it is in software. Cables, cards, even monitors I can deal with
much easier, so don't hesitate to email me if you are looking for a Radius
hardware item like a TPD card or cable.
The Pivot is a VERY nice monitor, and should work fine with a number of
mac's builtin video in the portrait mode. SoftPivot is required only for
the landscape mode and real time switching of modes, and isn't essential.
The proper cable though, is essential. Since you have the card and cable,
all I suspect you need is the control panel/driver, which may be part of a
RadiusWare package, but I don't know which etc. Don't depend on it working
past about system 7.6 though, which Apple cheerfully broke the back of most
of its video supporters with.
6:25 a.m.
Hi,
I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Did you try the 'Vintage' products site (http://www.radiusvintage.com)
and its ftp site (ftp://ftp.radiusvintage.com).
<<<John>>>
8:28 a.m.
At 07:25 AM 6/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
Yes, Only found one expensive SW package (SoftPivot) that only works on a
MAC. I was hoping to find something that would allow me to pivot the image
on a PC but no one has said anything about one so maybe there is no such
thing.
Joe
Hi,
I picked up a Radius Pivot Precision Color 17 monitor today with both PC
and Mac cables. Does anyone know where I can get software to rotate the
picture on the CRT? I've looked all over Radius's site but can't find
any. I'm looking for software for both the PC and the Mac.
Did you try the 'Vintage' products site (http://www.radiusvintage.com)
and its ftp site (ftp://ftp.radiusvintage.com).
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