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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.sysv386
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!caen!umeecs!nova!ellis
From: ellis@nova.gmi.edu (Stew Ellis)
Subject: ET4000, X386, and fixed frequency monitors
Message-ID: <ellis.716303383@nova>
Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
Organization: GMI Engineering&Management Institute, Flint, MI
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 13:09:43 GMT
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I have a Boca ET4000-based SVGA card that I intend to run X386 with, under
any and/or all of the following UNIX variants: Linux, 386BSD, Intel
SYSVR4.0.3(should be same as ISC early ship).  I also have several fixed
frequency monitors that I do not have specs for.  One type is from and old
Daisy ecad system and has resolution of 1024 or so by 852.  The other type
is from a DEC VasXtation II GPX ( the monitor model number i VR290-DA )).
The first has 4 bnc in, while the DEC only has 3 (sync on G).  I would also
like any info on how to get the DEC to work with an older SUN framebuffer.

Has anyone got one of these working with X on a PC-class machine running
UNIX?  Any hints or more detailed tech info would be appreciated.  For
someone nearby who can solve the problem I can definitely give you one of
the Daisy monitors (I have two).  I would have to pull some strings to give
away one DEC and have the other for myself, however.  I also have a big
Eagle disk that needs a good home.(not sure if it works, it's also from the
Daisies, it used to work)


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  Humanities & Social Science,  GMI Eng.& Mgmt. Inst.   /        / /  /  / /
  Flint, MI 48504      ellis@nova.gmi.edu              /________/ /  /  / /