free: exotic monitors (very high res monochrome)

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

A month ago, I offered these monitors to TLUG (and then Craigslist and 
Freecycle).  Nobody was crazy enough to take them.

So I've sweetened the deal!

>From a generous freecycler, I got an adapter (13w3 to VGA) that would
allow you to connect one of these to a VGA controller card.  All you
have to do is figure out the settings.  Most controllers could not
drive these at full resolution, but that isn't required.

I used one monitor for a few minutes yesterday (on a Win95 box with
the ImageAccel 2 video card).  It looked nice.

Last call!  Otherwise these are going to Environment Day soon
  http://www.toronto.ca/environment_days/schedule.htm
(At past Environment Days I've seen a lot of hardware that could have
been reused.  Instead, they were destined to be scrapped.  Sad, but
probably economically sound.)

| Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:49:01 -0500 (EST)
| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
| To: Toronto Linux Users Group <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
| Subject: free: exotic monitors (very high res monochrome)
| 
| I have two amazing monitors that I've barely used.
| 
| Cornerstone DualPage 2092 CRT
| - comes with PCI video card "ImageAccel 2"
| - fixed frequency (hence specialized video card)
| - 2040x1664 resolution!
| - 19" viewable
| - grey scale (16 levels with this video card)
| - Manufactured 1997 July
| 
| Bad news:
| 
| - the only drivers are binary: OS/2 (2.11, Warp 3.0), MS Win 3.1, MS
|   Win 95, MS Win NT (3.51 and 4.0).  (There were SCO drivers but
|   they've been lost to the world.)
| 
| - no specifications.  Any new drivers will require reverse
|   engineering.
| 
| - phosphor is slightly burnt (these monitors were originally used for
|   form-filling).  Focus needs to be improved.
| 
| I used one for a bit under MS Win95, using an X for Win95 to access a
| real system (Linux).
| 
| Under Linux, the monitor works, but is totally wasted because the only
| supported resolution is 640x480.  The video card has a Cirrus Logic
| VGA chip for this resolution but is custom for the real resolutions.
| 
| The easiest way to support this monitor might be to use a different 
| controller card.
| 
| TLUGers get first crack at these two monitors.  Reply soon, they'll go 
| fast (I hope).

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