[HECnet] Vaxsvtation 4000 graphics to VGA?

[Sampsa Laine]

> On 20 Apr 2016, at 21:19, Robert Armstrong <bob at jfcl.com> wrote:
> 
>> But the connector, which is like a DA-15 shell, with just
>> three coaxial connectors inside ....
> 
>  It's called a "3W3" connector.  It, and variations some pins and some coax connectors, were fairly common on workstations once upon a time.
> 
>  A cable from 3W3 to 3xBNC should be easy to find.   HOWEVER, none of the VAXstation-4000 graphics cards output anything like VGA video, and whether your PC monitor will sync up with the VAXstation is a different question.
> 

Yeah found some cables on ebay for Sun’s version of 3W3 but they look a bit different.

So basically if I get a 3W3 -> 3xBNC cable, hook that up to a sync-on-green to “regular” VGA video adapter I can probably plug in a monitor, correct?

Any idea if DEC mice are still available?

sampsa



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