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----Original message----<BR>
From: ext D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org><BR>
Received: 4/3/2007<BR>
To: Toronto Linux Users Group <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org><BR>
Subject: [TLUG]: Re: free: exotic monitors (very high res monochrome)<BR>
<BR>
A month ago, I offered these monitors to TLUG (and then Craigslist and<BR>
Freecycle). Nobody was crazy enough to take them.<BR>
<BR>
So I've sweetened the deal!<BR>
<BR>
>From a generous freecycler, I got an adapter (13w3 to VGA) that would<BR>
allow you to connect one of these to a VGA controller card. All you<BR>
have to do is figure out the settings. Most controllers could not<BR>
drive these at full resolution, but that isn't required.<BR>
<BR>
I used one monitor for a few minutes yesterday (on a Win95 box with<BR>
the ImageAccel 2 video card). It looked nice.<BR>
<BR>
Last call! Otherwise these are going to Environment Day soon<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.toronto.ca/environment_days/schedule.htm">http://www.toronto.ca/environment_days/schedule.htm</A><BR>
(At past Environment Days I've seen a lot of hardware that could have<BR>
been reused. Instead, they were destined to be scrapped. Sad, but<BR>
probably economically sound.)<BR>
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| Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:49:01 -0500 (EST)<BR>
| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org><BR>
| To: Toronto Linux Users Group <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org><BR>
| Subject: free: exotic monitors (very high res monochrome)<BR>
|<BR>
| I have two amazing monitors that I've barely used.<BR>
|<BR>
| Cornerstone DualPage 2092 CRT<BR>
| - comes with PCI video card "ImageAccel 2"<BR>
| - fixed frequency (hence specialized video card)<BR>
| - 2040x1664 resolution!<BR>
| - 19" viewable<BR>
| - grey scale (16 levels with this video card)<BR>
| - Manufactured 1997 July<BR>
|<BR>
| Bad news:<BR>
|<BR>
| - the only drivers are binary: OS/2 (2.11, Warp 3.0), MS Win 3.1, MS<BR>
| Win 95, MS Win NT (3.51 and 4.0). (There were SCO drivers but<BR>
| they've been lost to the world.)<BR>
|<BR>
| - no specifications. Any new drivers will require reverse<BR>
| engineering.<BR>
|<BR>
| - phosphor is slightly burnt (these monitors were originally used for<BR>
| form-filling). Focus needs to be improved.<BR>
|<BR>
| I used one for a bit under MS Win95, using an X for Win95 to access a<BR>
| real system (Linux).<BR>
|<BR>
| Under Linux, the monitor works, but is totally wasted because the only<BR>
| supported resolution is 640x480. The video card has a Cirrus Logic<BR>
| VGA chip for this resolution but is custom for the real resolutions.<BR>
|<BR>
| The easiest way to support this monitor might be to use a different<BR>
| controller card.<BR>
|<BR>
| TLUGers get first crack at these two monitors. Reply soon, they'll go<BR>
| fast (I hope).<BR>
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