[rescue] Old Monitors

[JP Hindin]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2018, Sandwich Maker wrote:

> " From: JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com>
> "
> " On Tue, 13 Feb 2018, Dave McGuire wrote:
> " > On 02/13/2018 04:29 PM, Ian Frost wrote:
> " >> I have a small number of old Sun monochrome monitors, which Ibve managed to
> " >> keep working over the years despite a few capacitor blow outs, etc.
> " >>
> " >> I'd really like to get one of the old Sun 17/19" colour monitors from the
> " >> early SPARC era - I had one but gave it away a decade or more ago.
> " >>
> " >> So many of the the old CRTs seem to have been recycled - I wonder if anyone
> " >> has one they would like to get rid off ?
> " >>
> " >> I can collect of course - I'm based near London.
> " >>
> " >> Just out of interest - how many of these monitors are still around - anyone
> " >> still using them ?
> " >
> " >  We have three or four at LSSM, in preparation for the opening of the
> " > third exhibit floor which includes workstations.  Those monitors have
> " > become very difficult to find, due of course to people trashing them.
> "
> " Are these the ones with the DB9 that go to Sun3 framebuffers? If so, I
> " have a pair of them to go with my Sun 3/110s and 3/60s.
> "
> " If not... which ones are they? :)
>
> i assume they're talking about the older multi-bnc ones.  i have one
> which i haven't used in 2 decades, and while i'm closer to london than
> to los angeles i'm afraid i can't help ian.  i'm also far enough from
> pittsburgh that i don't know how i'd get it to dave, much as i'd like
> to donate it.

Oh! Colour, _right_. I have one of those, it's (I believe) a GDM that's 
been rebranded "Apollo". I think, actually, that works on the 3/110 and 
the mono DB9'd ones are only for the 3/60s.

Hellfire, maybe I should go look when I go home tonight. It's been forever 
since I fired any of the 3s up.

  - JP