[Coco] RGB to S-Video adapter Coco 3

[Fedor Steeman]

Thanks, Bob!

Fedor


On 25/05/06, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Fedor, the commodore 1084 series monitors are usable with the coco3, but
> need to have a cable mdae up to convert between the coco3 10 pin connector
> and the 1084's connection (of several varieties)
>
> --
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fedor Steeman" <petrander at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] RGB to S-Video adapter Coco 3
>
>
> Thanks for the advice! I am still considering, but in principle I am
> willing
> to pay for Christopher's labour and all shipping costs, even if only to
> make
> sure this is possible. There aren't many PAL CoCo3's around and neither
> CM-8
> monitors, so good to have this alternative.
>
> BTW does anyone what other colour monitors can, perhaps with modification,
> be used to hook up to a CoCo3?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fedor
>
> On 25/05/06, Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com> wrote:
> >
> > John,
> >
> > While I'm not Chris and I don't speak for him. I do however recall
> > seeing an email from him stating that while he would be willing to
> > make that change needed to output PAL he had no way of testing it and
> > as a result couldn't guarantee that it would work.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 08:04:56PM -0400, John Kowalski wrote:
> > > Hi Fedor,
> > >
> > > All it would require to convert the RGB-to-Svideo circuit to output
> PAL
> > > instead of NTSC would be to replace the 3.579545 Mhz crystal with a
> > 4.433619
> > > Mhz one, cut the trace going to pin 1 of the AD724 chip and then
> rewire
> > pin
> > > 1 to ground.
> > >
> > > I can't say Chris would do it, because I'm not him - but I'm 99% sure
> > this
> > > modification would just work the first time without having to send it
> > back
> > > for an adjustment.
> > >
> > >
> > > At 08:45 PM 24/05/2006 +0200, CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > wrote:
> > > >Hi Chris,
> > > >
> > > >Thanks. Would that mean, in theory, that one can take a CoCo3 that
> > normally
> > > >sends an NTSC signal through its antenna cable and composite video
> > outputs,
> > > >hook up the adapter to the RGB output and have the screen displayed
> on
> > a PAL
> > > >television?
> > > >
> > > >I think I would be interested in this even if it would mean having to
> > send
> > > >it back and forth a couple of times. What do you think?
> > > >
> > > >Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >Fedor
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On 23/05/06, Christopher Hawks <chawks at dls.net> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Fedor Steeman wrote:
> > > >> > What's this thing about a RGB to S-Video adapter for the Coco 3?
> > Where
> > > >> > can I
> > > >> > get it? Does it work on PAL teevees too?
> > > >>
> > > >> Fedor:
> > > >>
> > > >>         Sock Master (John Kowalski) posted a message (way back, 13
> > Dec
> > > >> 2005 ??)
> > > >> about pulling S-Video from the RGB-to-PAL daughterboard. I _could_
> > build
> > > >> the RGB to S-Video adapter for PAL (simple changes to the circuit),
> > but,
> > > >> have no way to test it.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Christopher R. Hawks
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> > > >>
> > >
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> > >
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