[HECnet] Vaxsvtation 4000 graphics to VGA?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-04-20 20:22, Sampsa Laine wrote:
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>> On 20 Apr 2016, at 21:19, Robert Armstrong <bob at jfcl.com> wrote:
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>>> But the connector, which is like a DA-15 shell, with just
>>> three coaxial connectors inside ....
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>>   It's called a "3W3" connector.  It, and variations some pins and some coax connectors, were fairly common on workstations once upon a time.
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>>   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.
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> Yeah found some cables on ebay for Sun’s version of 3W3 but they look a bit different.

Probably because SUN didn't use 3W3, but used 13W3... :-)

> 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?

Depends on what you mean by "a sync-on-green to ''regular'' VGA video 
adapter", but for some instance of that, the answer would be yes.

> Any idea if DEC mice are still available?

Only used. And you'll need to search around.

	Johnny