first DEC machine - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

3 Apr 1999

Hi r,

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  From: R. Stricklin (kjaeros) &lt;red(a)bears.org&gt;
 To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
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  Subject: Re: first DEC machine
  Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 8:55 AM 
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  I'm beginning to think that there should be a card
to plug into the two 40
...
  or so pin headers, and that this card is what actually
provides the SPX
 graphics the machine supposedly had. It's not there. 
YES ! That should be a good idea. I tried this on my box, removed the color
option and i got the same LED configuration.

But don't forget : without the color option, you still have a monochrome
workstation.
Only problem is, if you don't get the color option, you need a different
cable for the monitor. (the monochrome signal is not simply on the green
one, would be to simple ;-))

So you have the BC19S cable which is the cable for the color option, in the
monochrome case, you need the BC19P cable.

cheers,
emanuel