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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

1157.0. "VR262 monochrome monitor and the Atari???" by BERN01::RUGGIERO () Thu Jul 11 1991 04:52

    I have an Atari (MegaST4) and I have a VS3100 with monochrome
    screen (VR262)...

    ...and now I wonder if it is possible to connect this monochrome monitor
    to the Atari. Well, of course I need a graphics card but do I have to
    buy a separate hi-res monitor, too?

    Anyone out there with experiance? If possible, with what cards?

    Thanks

    ---markus---
 
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1157.1Mono = R + G + B ?UFHIS::BFALKENSTEINTue Sep 10 1991 12:2321
    
    talking about bigscreen monitors...
    
    I have a basic question: when I took my monitor switch apart (that 
    switches mono to color for a multisync), I learned that they just
    feed Atari's mono signal to all three inputs of the multisync the
    same time to display monochrome. That means they route the syncs
    without any switching from Atari to the multisync's sync inputs and
    RGB to the RGB inputs when color is to be displayed. When the
    monochrome is displayed, they switch off the color signals and feed
    the monochrome signal to the RGB inputs of the multisync the same 
    time. This looks for me, that any RGB monitor that is able to handle
    the 71Hz is able to display the mono video of Atari. Is that right?
    In that case one should be able to connect a WS-monitor with RGB-inputs
    to the Atari and use it as a multisync monitor. According to their 
    resolutions they should be able to handle Atari's 71Hz? You still would
    have 640*400 pixel, but on a 19'' screen. Not bad, if I'm right. But 
    still, what about the signal voltages? Do they match the voltages of
    our monitors?
    
    Bernd