[geeks] More free goodies

[Gregory Leblanc]

On Mon, 2002-03-18 at 20:55, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 11:47:10PM -0500, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > On Monday 18 March 2002 11:34 pm, you wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 11:27:44PM -0500, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > > > I have a decent DEC 19" monitor. this is a VRT-19HA (I think it is the
> > > > part number) this is a big mahonking thing that is for sure a fixed
> > > > frequency tube (WILL NOT WORK WITH A PEECEE) Most likely came off of a
> > > > DecStation. Anyway, it is free.
> > >
> > > Actually, with a Matrox Millenium (and perhaps also the newer Matrox
> > > cards), some custom soldering work to make a cable, an intimate knowledge
> > > of XFree configuration, a lot of spare time, etc, this moniter can be
> > > forced to work on a PC.  I have seen it done.  Apparently the Millenium can
> > > be made to work with just about any monitor.
> > 
> > Not even a special cable any hd 15 to 3 or more BNC
> 
> Oh.  It's not a 3w3 connector?  Then maybe I spoke to fast.

It'll work with a Millenium or newer card (anything with a Matrox
RamDac).  Figuring out the modelines is a bitch though.  Too bad Sun
didn't ship Matrox cards in their machines instead of that ATI crap, eh?
	Greg

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