GImix Ghost Video Board - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Mar 2017

No.. mine has a 2513 character generator.. the one in the ad uses ram based character
generation. ?Based on IC dates my board looks like mid to late 70s.. a fair bit earlier
than that one.

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From: dave.g4ugm at gmail.com 
Date: 2017-03-24  2:16 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: 'Brad H' <vintagecomputer at bettercomputing.net>, "'General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Subject: RE: GImix Ghost Video Board 

Is it one that's in the catalogue here:-

http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/gimix/Gimix_Catalog_Jun82.pdf

Dave

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 Subject: GImix Ghost Video Board

 Hoping someone might be able to help me on this.

 I got a Gimix Ghost SS50 video board today and was trying to find a manual.
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  I'm sure these were used in Gimix's own ghost
systems but the very limited
 info I've come across out there suggests they may have worked with any
 SS50 system.? It basically provides a direct composite video feed out from the
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  computer, I assume bypassing the need for a terminal.?
I plugged it in and
 fired it up on my SWTPC 6800 and it is working - I think - it generates a full
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  screen of readable random characters.? However it does
not put up anything
 from the computer - that still goes out via terminal.? I'm assuming Ghost
 systems were wired up somehow to use this.. I'm hoping to find a manual
 that explains how.? I don't see a keyboard interface for it anywhere so maybe
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  this went along as a complete Ghost system with
hardware I don't have.

 Thanks if you have anything!