Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!iscuva!jimc From: jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: line on colour monitor Keywords: Sony 14in Mac II grey line Message-ID: <1999@iscuva.ISCS.COM> Date: 22 Sep 88 17:41:14 GMT References: <4559@sphinx.uchicago.edu> <7643@boring.cwi.nl> <68764@sun.uucp> <585@palladium.UUCP> <17467@apple.Apple.COM> <602@ardent.UUCP> Organization: ISC Systems Corporation, Spokane, WA Lines: 29 In article <602@ardent.UUCP> kmw@ardent.UUCP (Ken Wallich) writes: ]In article <17467@apple.Apple.COM> han@apple.com.UUCP (Byron Han, Architect) writes: ]]as an interesting note, in real trinitrons the line is 1/3 of the way _down_ ]]from the _top_ of the screen. apple had sony invert things to move it out ]]of the prime viewing area (at least the prime viewing area according to ]]the human interface group at apple) ]Oh, so that is why my Sony 1302 Multiscan, manufactured in June of 1987 and ]tuned for an IBM PC type machine has it 2/3 of the way DOWN the screen. ]Of course, the 13" color HP monitor I use to use (that also had a Sony tube ]in it) had the line in the same place, and *that* was manufactured in 1985. ]I guess they figured those HI guys at Apple were so bright, that they should ]change the production of ALL the monitors they produced, even before Apple ]asked for the change (I know, they use the Cray for time travel :-). All you have to do is put the picture tube in the box upside down and swap the yoke connections! No big deal. Whether or not Apple _thought_ of the idea originally (which I highly doubt -- Sony surely gets that award) they were the ones who required of Sony to do such a thing, which translates to "had" in my book. +----------------+ ! II CCCCCC ! Jim Cathey ! II SSSSCC ! ISC Systems Corp. ! II CC ! TAF-C8; Spokane, WA 99220 ! IISSSS CC ! UUCP: uunet!iscuva!jimc ! II CCCCCC ! (509) 927-5757 +----------------+ "With excitement like this, who is needing enemas?"