The IBM 5151 is the monitor which came with the first
IBM PC (to be distinguished from the 5100-5120) model
5150, circa late 1981. It is a monochrome green screen
monitor with a 12 inch display and very susceptible to
screen burn.
-W
----- Original Message -----
From: <BGarvey355(a)aol.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 9:38 PM
Subject: Monitor help needed
I'm new to this list but not to classic computers,
well...to classic IBM's I
am, ask me about Atari computers though, then we can
talk ;-), which is the
reason for this post. I picked up a couple of
monitors from a friend of mine
and I'd like to find out what they are for and can
I
utilize them on other
classic computers in my collection
The first monitor is an IBM 5151, it has a 9pin
connector on it's built in
cable
The second monitor is actually a terminal I think,
it's a 3179-2, and it has
some strange connectors on the back of it, including
a 25 pin for the monitor
itself coming from the pedestal base.
Is there any use for these monitors other than there
intended system?
thanks in advance,
Brent