Re: running a Q800 headless
Sascha Welter <[email protected]> Thu, 29 May 2003 18:37:19 +0200
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(Thu, May 29, 2003 at 08:20:33AM -0700) megarat wrote/schrieb/egrapse: > > > Just wondered if anyone here knows where I can get or > > > has directions for building a terminator for the video > > > port of a Q800 so I can run it headless. > > i'm *pretty sure* you can do this with a DB15-to-VGA adaptor, and you can buy > those for cheap. just set the dip-switches to an acceptable resolution (e.g., > 640x480), don't plug a monitor into the VGA end, and voila. > > again, i should stress that i *think* this will work. i saw someone do it with > a PM7200 about six years ago or so, but i've never done it myself. I did it many times and currently am doing it with a Quadra 700 and one of those converters. HTH Regards, Sascha