Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 21:41:27 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com> Cc: Guan Yang <guanix@softhome.net>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [ot] SPARCstation with PC monitor? Message-ID: <20000213214127.A326@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <20000213105022.A3729@mooseriver.com> References: <38A689B5.3C471A68@softhome.net> <20000213171144.A326@marder-1> <20000213105022.A3729@mooseriver.com>
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On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 10:50:22AM -0800, Josef Grosch wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 05:11:44PM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 11:38:45AM +0100, Guan Yang wrote:
> > > I am considering purchasing a SPARCstation 10, just for the fun of it,
> > > but I know absolutely nothing about Sun hardware.
> > >
> > > So: Can I attach a normal PC monitor to such a beast?
> >
> > Possibly. Sun monitors are fixed frequency. Also they use 3W13
> > connectors.
>
> This used to be the case. The SPARCstation 10 has a SVGA connector and one
> can hook up a multisync PC monitor to them.
>
I think it actually depends on the graphics card installed. I'll check
my Sparc10 tomorrow. It only has the standard graphics card (8-bit
colour) and I'm sure it's got a 3W13 (or is it 13W3? I can never
remember). Maybe the high-end graphics option, GX(?), uses an SVGA
connector.
>
> Josef
>
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