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hey , that CGA type or RCA connector coming out of the back for composite
video .. u need an rf modulator or what do u need to see the signal .. a
CGA res tube or can u pipe it into a tv because i tried going into a tv
without success also into a tv through the rf modulator of a vic 20 ( im
sure that was a vain attempt ) .. next attempt will be through a vcr ...
 
<< hey , that CGA type or RCA connector coming out of the back for composite
video .. u need an rf modulator or what do u need to see the signal .. a
CGA res tube or can u pipe it into a tv because i tried going into a tv
without success also into a tv through the rf modulator of a vic 20 ( im
sure that was a vain attempt ) .. next attempt will be through a vcr ... >>

It's standard composite video. Put it into the input of a VCR and you'll be
fine. Apple used a RF modulator that plugged onto a 4 pin headed on the
motherboard.
 
If you are feeding a composite input on a TV set, and you know the set is
working properly, and you do not see anything from the computer, I would say
that there is a good chance that the output of the card is not present. Can
you get a scope to see if the video signal is actually there? Or, can you
get a known working TV set with composite in, to see if there is actual
signal present?

Or, are you trying to feed the composite output of the display card to the
RF input on a set? I have seen this tried a few times before... It will not
work!

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"eric" <ems@fronteirnet.net> wrote in message
news:Q1nib.1283$Vy3.576@news02.roc.ny...
hey , that CGA type or RCA connector coming out of the back for composite
video .. u need an rf modulator or what do u need to see the signal .. a
CGA res tube or can u pipe it into a tv because i tried going into a tv
without success also into a tv through the rf modulator of a vic 20 ( im
sure that was a vain attempt ) .. next attempt will be through a vcr ...
 
"Quadrajet1" <quadrajet1@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031012223600.18927.00000624@mb-
It's standard composite video. Put it into the input of a VCR and
you'll be
fine. Apple used a RF modulator that plugged onto a 4 pin headed on the
motherboard.
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Absolutely correct. Also you should be able to find original or clone
"Apple" monitors that utilize the single RCA cable for composite video at
garage sales or thrift stores for just a few dollars or less......
I still have my original Apple II computer that I bought in 1980 and I
upgraded it a year later to the Apple II Plus with a whopping 64K of RAM and
two 51/4" floppy drives, a Videx upper/lower case text card and keyboard
enhancer, and a myriad of other after-market improvements and add-ons.......
I was the king of the hill with that set up.
This was a time in home computers that you had to be half technician and
half programmer to get this stuff to work properly and to be half-way
useful.... fun stuff but worthless hardware at this point..... I don't
have the heart to dump it for the very few bucks I would get for it, if
any.... I keep it around to play the several hundred computer games that I
have on 51/4 floppy..... they certainly are low-tech by today's standard
but back then........... remember Lemonade Stand?
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In news:vok9cfbjdnm4c8@corp.supernews.com,
Sofie typed:
This was a time in home computers that you had to be half technician
and half programmer to get this stuff to work properly and to be
half-way useful.... fun stuff but worthless hardware at this
point..... I don't have the heart to dump it for the very few bucks
I would get for it, if any.... I keep it around to play the several
hundred computer games that I have on 51/4 floppy..... they
certainly are low-tech by today's standard but back then...........
remember Lemonade Stand?
Click to expand...
I never owned one, but I played the games on somebody elses's Apple back
in 1982, so now I use an emulator.

The emulator I use:
http://www.jantzer-schmidt.de/applewin/

Useful info and another emulator:
http://64.246.36.39/~admin215/apple2/faq.php

You can google for .dsk and .do disk image files to get various
programs. Even Lemonade Stand (which I have). :)

I have a friend who had a TRS-80 in 1977 -- the first guy I know to have
a PC. He still has it, but hasn't fired it up in nearly 20 years.
Nevertheless he considers it blasphemy to use an emulator.


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Hey guys .. I finally did it .. I am selling a pair of Apple II pluses on
ebay .. whoops I'm not supposed to say that (I didn't give the link) .. ..
anyway,
I put the composite Apple II output into the video IN of a VCR and then
switched the VCR to AUX In .. and whala!! Apple II

]

.... so .. the only problem with the computers is I think they need some key
contact cleaning .. some of them didnt do anything when pushed ...

Looks like a damn well built rugged piece of equipment .. well thought out ,
layout wise and ergonomic .. easy to change things in slots .. not like on a
PC where you have to bend your head over sideways and bend your neck and get
on your knees because the AT case is under the table to suppress the fan
noises.


"Jerry G." <jerryg50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bmd38j$jpl$1@news.eusc.inter.net...
If you are feeding a composite input on a TV set, and you know the set is
working properly, and you do not see anything from the computer, I would
say
that there is a good chance that the output of the card is not present.
Can
you get a scope to see if the video signal is actually there? Or, can you
get a known working TV set with composite in, to see if there is actual
signal present?

Or, are you trying to feed the composite output of the display card to the
RF input on a set? I have seen this tried a few times before... It will
not
work!

--

Greetings,

Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG
=========================================
WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com
Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm
=========================================


"eric" <ems@fronteirnet.net> wrote in message
news:Q1nib.1283$Vy3.576@news02.roc.ny...
hey , that CGA type or RCA connector coming out of the back for composite
video .. u need an rf modulator or what do u need to see the signal ..
a
CGA res tube or can u pipe it into a tv because i tried going into a tv
without success also into a tv through the rf modulator of a vic 20 ( im
sure that was a vain attempt ) .. next attempt will be through a vcr ...
Click to expand...
 
"eric" <ems@fronteirnet.net> writes:

Hey guys .. I finally did it .. I am selling a pair of Apple II pluses on
ebay .. whoops I'm not supposed to say that (I didn't give the link) .. ..
anyway,
I put the composite Apple II output into the video IN of a VCR and then
switched the VCR to AUX In .. and whala!! Apple II

... so .. the only problem with the computers is I think they need some key
contact cleaning .. some of them didnt do anything when pushed ...

Looks like a damn well built rugged piece of equipment .. well thought out ,
layout wise and ergonomic .. easy to change things in slots .. not like on a
PC where you have to bend your head over sideways and bend your neck and get
on your knees because the AT case is under the table to suppress the fan
noises.
Click to expand...
Yes, nice computer. I still have one somewhere with the original
monitor. Has some decent games....well, for 1980 or whatever. :)

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remember Lemonade Stand?

Not really, but I distinctly remember pouring a great deal of my
youthful days into such timewasters as Loderunner and Swashbuckler. And
don't even get me started on the early Ultima games.

Kalo
 
I still play Loderunner once in a while on my old Apple at home. And to
REALLY tell you how fun it is, even my kids play it sometime! As simple as
the graphics were compared to today's games, it's still an interesting game.

WT

"kaloalex" <kaloalexandra@hotmaildiespammerdie.com> wrote in message
news:ec8b06fef466c632da3fd0ac32a3e476@news.teranews.com...
remember Lemonade Stand?

Not really, but I distinctly remember pouring a great deal of my
youthful days into such timewasters as Loderunner and Swashbuckler. And
don't even get me started on the early Ultima games.

Kalo
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