Tod,

On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:58:20 +0900 (JST)
Tod McQuillin <devin@spamcop.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Lincoln Rutledge wrote:
> 
> > I will have to look at that.  Now, I have to say that I am running a
> > straight base install of System 7.1, and I'm using a chintsy VGA adaptor
> > that came with a new monitor to plug my monitor in (PC 15-pin vga
> > monitor), and I *think* I've tried switching resolutions in MacOS, but
> > no other options were available or they were grayed out
> 
> MacOS determines which resolutions your monitor supports by reading sense
> pins on the cable.  Your VGA cable adapter is probably hard-coded to
> 640x480 or 512x382 or something.  You need a VGA adaptor hard-coded to
> another resolution, or one with DIP switches to set the sense pins (I have
> purchased adaptors like this in Akihabara Tokyo; good luck if you live
> somewhere else).  Maybe you can find something online.
> -- 
> Tod McQuillin
> 
> 
> 
Thanks, the monitor I have been using is circa '93, I'll try a Trinitron and see what happens...

Lincoln