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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>
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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.

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