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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!isolar!isolar!not-for-mail From: earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US (Greg Earle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: SUMMARY: What's a "Toby" video card? Followup-To: poster Date: 16 Oct 1996 11:57:41 -0700 Organization: Personal Usenet site, Tujunga, CA USA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <543b75$ijm@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> References: <53fk43$rv6@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.tujunga.ca.us Keywords: Toby Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.mac.hardware.video:13553 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4747 In article <53fk43$rv6@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US>, Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> wrote: > Hi, I'm trying to run NetBSD/mac68k 1.2 on a IIci at work. The built-in > video works fine, however, I can only run X11R6 in monochrome on it. And > it's only got a little 13" Apple RGB monitor on it (640x480?) is a little > small. I'd really like to be able to find a NuBus video card that would > support a 16" monitor and higher resolution (ideally, 1024x768) for X. > > In perusing the NetBSD port-mac68k mail archives, I've seen a "Toby" video > card mentioned as working under X. I have no idea what this card is, however. > Anyone care to enlighten me? Thanks to everyone for telling me that a "Toby" card is the original Mac II color video card. I even got a very generous offer of one from someone who has one and isn't using it. Now if I can just find out if it will, indeed, run X11 in color on it, and if it can drive a larger monitor at a higher res. Thanks again to all who responded.