[rescue] SGI GDM-5011PT monitor Q's

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Gerhard Lenerz wrote:

> > However, I'm getting weird answers when I search for info on just how
> > compatible that 13W3 connector is going to be with non-SGI gear. Could
> > someone confirm that this thing is smart enough to swap between
> > composite sync and SOG on the 13W3 port, so I won't have to hork
> > around with adapters to use it with one Sun and one x86 PC?
>
> generelly I think the problem with 13W3 is that there has never been an
> accepted standard that told manufacturers how to use the 10 smaller
> pins. The only common thing is that the big 3 ones are RGB.

But, sometimes which pin is R, which pin is G, and which pin is B isn't
standardized.

Peace...  Sridhar