[SunRescue] Re: Recommend starter Sun?

[Chris Byrne]

Actually most SGI monitors do work on most sun systems after '92 or so
assuming that the monitor is multisync capable. In fact most of the SGI
monitors from aroud that time period on are the exact same Sony monitors
that sun used with different labeling. Prior to that most everything was
fixed frequency, both on the framebuffer and the monitor.

Even on earlier fixed frequency monitors you might find at least one mode on
the fremebuffer that will work with the SGI monitor.

They do sell frequency adapters that sit in between your framebuffer and
your monitor that can either convert the scan frequency (very expensive,
poor image quailty, not worth it) or that can force a multimode framebuffer
into a mode compatible with your monitor. The latter sell for about $20.00

Chris Byrne

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Jeff Workman
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:01
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Re: Recommend starter Sun?




Stoned koala bears drooled eucalyptus spit in awe as Kurt Mosiejczuk
exclaimed:

> On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Mike Hebel wrote:
>
>> 16" Monitors aren't that bad to ship but obviously you want to try and
>> find a good 19" - 21" one local.  Check around.  Note: SGI (Silicon
>> Graphics) monitor will _not_ work for Sun.
>
> A question on this though, can you get Sun monitors to work with SGI?
> I had a friend who recently picked up an Indigo 2 ask me about this, as
> I have an abundance of GDM-1662s

I use a 17E10 with my Indy.  More info can be found in the SGI Monitor FAQ.
Sorry I don't have the URL handy, though.

Jeff

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