From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 1 21:12:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7B4B16A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:12:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 644CE43D1F for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:12:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) iA1LCSW8033272; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:12:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iA1LCSAI025954; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:12:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iA1LCSGT025953; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:12:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:12:28 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Patrick Mahan Message-ID: <20041101211228.GA25936@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <6.1.2.0.2.20041101121913.05260ed0@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.2.20041101121913.05260ed0@127.0.0.1> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using flat panel monitor's with Alpha's X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:12:32 -0000 On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 12:22:37PM -0800, Patrick Mahan wrote.. > Has anyone started using a flat panel monitor with there > Alpha system? I have an old AlphaStation 200 that has the > DEC VR17-HA monitor. However, I need to reclaim some of the > desktop (or in this case cabinet top) space and am considering > trying a flat panel display. You can fit a PCI VGA card in your AS200 (it might even already have one) , that will drive a flatpanel without issues. I am not 100% sure, but I think a VR17 is a plain vanilla VGA monitor as well. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org