Hooking up a PCB to a macintosh RGB monitor?

DanAdamKOF

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I just got a free Mac RGB monitor from my friend. It says "Macintosh 12" RGB Display" on the back, I'm assuming that's the model. You can see the manual at this link:

<a href="http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:m90TCwshEqsJ:manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/monitors/Mac12RGBDisplayOG.PDF+Macintosh+12%22+RGB" target="_blank">http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:m90TCwshEqsJ:manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/monitors/Mac12RGBDisplayOG.PDF+Macintosh+12%22+RGB </a> +Display&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Anyway I got the pinout online and I'm wondering what to hook up to the mac monitor and what to leave loose? What JAMMA harness wire needs to be hooked up to what pin?

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">code:<hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">--------------------------
\ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 /
\ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 /
---------------------- </pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">1 Red Video Ground
2 Red Video
3 Composite Sync.
4 Monitor ID, Bit 1
5 Green Video
6 Green Video Ground
7 Monitor ID, Bit 2
8 No Connection
9 Blue Video
10 Monitor ID, Bit 3
11 CSYNC and VSYNC Ground
12 Vertical Sync.
13 Blue Ground
14 HSYNC Ground
15 Horizontal Sync.
Shell Chassis Ground

I'm considering making a semi-supergun, but since I have a MV-2F I'll use its builtin controller ports and use the headphone jack for speakers, and I'll use the monitor for the video. My friend has a lot of old PC stuff he got from a school throwing it out, so it looks like I'll be getting a PSU and enclosure (old PC case) for free too. Also, does anyone know if there's any place that sells mountable DB15 female ports with wires pre-attatched (for the RGB out)?

<small>[ August 17, 2003, 07:40 PM: Message edited by: DanAdamKOF ]</small>
 

neo-geo 2

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howdy,
you can not use this monitor with a pcb. you need analog rgb input. this monitor uses a wacky digital rgb signal and also at a higher sync level.

close, but no cigar my friend
 

DanAdamKOF

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DARN!!!! At least it was free...

/me adds to the pile of "not quite RGB" monitors/footrests, to keep his Tandy CM-11 company...
 
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