"5. Back on subject, perhaps it's because of the fact that they use stock vid-cards AFAIK. Apple probaby doesn't have much influence over NVIDIA or ATI.
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All Apple Display Cards that have an ADC port are OEM cards especially manufactured for Apple.
No other PC manufacturer uses ADC ports.
For ADC you need an extra power supply to the cards (23 V afaik) which is provided by a small additional edge connector on the cards near their back end.
This configuration is not stock at all.
One problem could be the lack of ADC->Analog-VGA adaptors.
Oh. However, *new (to be dead, probably) idea*! About the ADC-VGA adaptors: If Apple put in official DVI, it has VGA too. So Apple could make a $13 converter.
3. While were talking Apple closed stuff, what about their special DB-15 display connector? Perhaps they used it for PnP (PC PnP wasn't around in '87.)
This connector was one very Apple-like and cool invention. It goes back to the Mac II, so it is in fact much older than Plug-and-Pray on the PC.
This connector offered the possibility for the display to tell the computer about it's native resolution (at a time where single-resolution CRTs were common). As you could kill the display if you tried to feed it the wrong resolution, it was very convenient to never have to worry about setting res and phase and stuff like that.
This connector was one very Apple-like and cool invention. It goes back to the Mac II, so it is in fact much older than Plug-and-Pray on the PC.
This connector offered the possibility for the display to tell the computer about it's native resolution (at a time where single-resolution CRTs were common). As you could kill the display if you tried to feed it the wrong resolution, it was very convenient to never have to worry about setting res and phase and stuff like that.
Ah. I figured that might be the case, but not having a good Mac until recently, I didn't know.
The big, flat, square coloured plasticy board on the inside of a computer. It's the thing that all the cool computery lookin' stuff like chips and cables and cards and stuff is connected too.
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Originally posted by alfrank
quote of ryanxb:
"5. Back on subject, perhaps it's because of the fact that they use stock vid-cards AFAIK. Apple probaby doesn't have much influence over NVIDIA or ATI.
"
All Apple Display Cards that have an ADC port are OEM cards especially manufactured for Apple.
No other PC manufacturer uses ADC ports.
For ADC you need an extra power supply to the cards (23 V afaik) which is provided by a small additional edge connector on the cards near their back end.
This configuration is not stock at all.
One problem could be the lack of ADC->Analog-VGA adaptors.
Oh. However, *new (to be dead, probably) idea*! About the ADC-VGA adaptors: If Apple put in official DVI, it has VGA too. So Apple could make a $13 converter.
Originally posted by ryaxnb
3. While were talking Apple closed stuff, what about their special DB-15 display connector? Perhaps they used it for PnP (PC PnP wasn't around in '87.)
This connector was one very Apple-like and cool invention. It goes back to the Mac II, so it is in fact much older than Plug-and-Pray on the PC.
This connector offered the possibility for the display to tell the computer about it's native resolution (at a time where single-resolution CRTs were common). As you could kill the display if you tried to feed it the wrong resolution, it was very convenient to never have to worry about setting res and phase and stuff like that.
There could be any number of reasons why Apple doesn't make graphics cards that use it.
Barto
Originally posted by Barto
There is a second ADC connector on the MLB of the Mirror Drive Door
what's an MLB?
Originally posted by Smircle
This connector was one very Apple-like and cool invention. It goes back to the Mac II, so it is in fact much older than Plug-and-Pray on the PC.
This connector offered the possibility for the display to tell the computer about it's native resolution (at a time where single-resolution CRTs were common). As you could kill the display if you tried to feed it the wrong resolution, it was very convenient to never have to worry about setting res and phase and stuff like that.
Ah. I figured that might be the case, but not having a good Mac until recently, I didn't know.
Originally posted by johnjosephbachir
what's an MLB?
The big, flat, square coloured plasticy board on the inside of a computer. It's the thing that all the cool computery lookin' stuff like chips and cables and cards and stuff is connected too.
Barto