Looking for old skewl Video...

paige · 04-May-03, 05:33 PM

Hey guys... I'm setting up a BSD server in my house and have aquired a retro orange text on black monitor. I'd really like to use this but it has a funky connector on it that a regular video card won't run. it seems to be VGA with a few pins missing. So i guess i'm looking for the type of cards they use to run dumb terminals. Anyone got one or know where to get one?

TheOutcast · 04-May-03, 05:40 PM

Most monitors don't have all the pins... you tested it though.. A good place to find dumb terminal stuff would be www.newegg.com They seem to have everything, and I like their service... I don't like who they use to ship, but that's because it took them 4 days on an overnight package due to dumb strokes of lousy luck.

hawklen · 04-May-03, 05:41 PM

It might work on an old school ISA CGA card. Maybe even the hi-tech EGA card too. It has two rows of pins instead of three?

paige · 04-May-03, 05:42 PM

Yeah two rows of pins.

hawklen · 04-May-03, 05:50 PM

Well then, its a old skewl monochrome monitor, that might work on a CGA card. All you need is an ISA CGA card if the rig has any ISA slots on 'em. I used to have one kicking around, dunno if I still have it...

I remember when I had a 286, had a CGA card, with a "green" monochrome monitor...

paige · 04-May-03, 06:42 PM

Yeah i've got ISA slots as it's a pretty old set up. So and ISA CGA card huh? What does CGA stand for?

Soulless · 04-May-03, 06:48 PM

Colour Graphic Adaptor. Though whoever came up with the name obviously was unaware there are more than 3 colours.....

Soulless

hawklen · 04-May-03, 07:56 PM

I thought the CGA had 16 colours..and EGA had 64 colours, then VGA 256! w00t..And thus your video card history comes to a conclusion

phantom_phreak · 05-May-03, 07:00 PM

ypou might be able to get a card at www.compgeek.com they have video carda that start with 2mb of ram so they should have something old enough for you to get that old monitor working.

hawklen · 05-May-03, 07:05 PM

I'll ask my brother if he has a cga card, if so, its yours if you want it. I just hope he didnt throw out all his old computer crap..

paige · 05-May-03, 07:18 PM

Phantom- your link doesn't appear to work.
Hawklen - If you have one around i'd love to take it off your hands! The cheapest one i've found is 35$ a bit steep for such a low end card!

hawklen · 05-May-03, 07:26 PM

Ok, I'll let you know sometime this week, my brother is hard to get ahold of sometimes.

phantom_phreak · 06-May-03, 05:27 PM

sorry it was my mistake. i put compgeek instead of www.compgeeks.com

04-May-03, 05:33 PM		#1 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Looking for old skewl Video... Hey guys... I'm setting up a BSD server in my house and have aquired a retro orange text on black monitor. I'd really like to use this but it has a funky connector on it that a regular video card won't run. it seems to be VGA with a few pins missing. So i guess i'm looking for the type of cards they use to run dumb terminals. Anyone got one or know where to get one?

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04-May-03, 05:40 PM		#2 (permalink)
TheOutcast Minnes-hoe-tan	Most monitors don't have all the pins... you tested it though.. A good place to find dumb terminal stuff would be www.newegg.com They seem to have everything, and I like their service... I don't like who they use to ship, but that's because it took them 4 days on an overnight package due to dumb strokes of lousy luck.

04-May-03, 05:41 PM		#3 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	It might work on an old school ISA CGA card. Maybe even the hi-tech EGA card too. It has two rows of pins instead of three?

04-May-03, 05:42 PM		#4 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Yeah two rows of pins.

04-May-03, 05:50 PM		#5 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	Well then, its a old skewl monochrome monitor, that might work on a CGA card. All you need is an ISA CGA card if the rig has any ISA slots on 'em. I used to have one kicking around, dunno if I still have it... I remember when I had a 286, had a CGA card, with a "green" monochrome monitor...

04-May-03, 06:42 PM		#6 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Yeah i've got ISA slots as it's a pretty old set up. So and ISA CGA card huh? What does CGA stand for?

04-May-03, 06:48 PM		#7 (permalink)
Soulless Apex Techie II	Colour Graphic Adaptor. Though whoever came up with the name obviously was unaware there are more than 3 colours..... Soulless

04-May-03, 07:56 PM		#8 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	I thought the CGA had 16 colours..and EGA had 64 colours, then VGA 256! w00t..And thus your video card history comes to a conclusion

05-May-03, 07:00 PM		#9 (permalink)
phantom_phreak Apex Techie Lite	ypou might be able to get a card at www.compgeek.com they have video carda that start with 2mb of ram so they should have something old enough for you to get that old monitor working.

05-May-03, 07:05 PM		#10 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	I'll ask my brother if he has a cga card, if so, its yours if you want it. I just hope he didnt throw out all his old computer crap..

05-May-03, 07:18 PM		#11 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Phantom- your link doesn't appear to work. Hawklen - If you have one around i'd love to take it off your hands! The cheapest one i've found is 35$ a bit steep for such a low end card!

05-May-03, 07:26 PM		#12 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	Ok, I'll let you know sometime this week, my brother is hard to get ahold of sometimes.

06-May-03, 05:27 PM		#13 (permalink)
phantom_phreak Apex Techie Lite	sorry it was my mistake. i put compgeek instead of www.compgeeks.com