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Bolkonskij
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on: June 19, 2025, 16:06
Thanks to a kind soul, I'm the new proud owner of a trusted veteran of the computer wars, a 13" Apple Color High-Resolution RGB Monitor - period adequate for my Mac IIci! Any of you guys still using a classic Apple monitor with your machines? Let the weekend begin! :-) http://revontulet.org/2025/06/19/2d59c390a16040d3891bc2191e251559.jpg |
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cballero
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1024 MB  Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #1 on: June 19, 2025, 17:36
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Ah..that beautiful picture brought back so many beautiful memories, Bolkonskij, you have no idea!  I do have a nice ViewSonic E70f · um · and a Dell P780 · [IA links] · that I use with my Classic Macs, but just seeing that original Apple logo on all your gear is everything right there.. 
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #2 on: June 19, 2025, 22:27
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That is a nice setup @Bolkonskij. In 1989 it would have granted you immediate entrance to the the "Power Users Club." If you figure today it gives you immediate entrance to the "Vintage Mac Club" then the gear has kept you among the elite.I did have an exceptionally nice 17" Apple Monitor that I used with the Quadra 840 and later with the PM8600. I did a very nice job but with time it began putting out this high pitch hiss and it was replaced with a ViewSonic LCD monitor. Neither of those monitors had speakers and I always wondered why with such expensive monitors the manufacturers were too damn cheap to put in a 50¢ speaker.
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snes1423
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256 MB Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #3 on: June 20, 2025, 04:26
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Bet i can beat that setup! heres my 2002 Dell PC which i use for emulation vintage www browsing virtual machines and everything else and it came directly to me from its original owner with the original keybaord mouse and monitor it was bundled with at time of purchase photo was taken with a 2004 Nikon D70 which has a full 6 megapixels and cost 1200 usd at one point sorry if the wall looks dated hasnt been painted over since 2012 when i was like 7 http://revontulet.org/2025/06/20/8696768b28244d1b96558b96b2ec3c1d.jpg AND next too it is a 2005 Magnavox Smart Series CRT with a PS1 from 1999 hooked up to it http://revontulet.org/2025/06/20/29700bb5a7f34eb5a8678f20409c7013.jpg and every app on the dell is from 12-31-02 or earlier in its origin to make it a time capsule of sorts plus pure speed http://revontulet.org/2025/06/20/754ec32d4db2469899b13a6d09252b46.JPG
Last Edit: June 20, 2025, 20:00 by snes1423
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MTT
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256 MB Posts: 394 SSW7 Oldtimer
Reply #4 on: June 20, 2025, 05:59
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@snes1423: You need to place a "G" at the end the last URL. [Edit] Thanks.
Last Edit: June 21, 2025, 02:34 by MTT
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lauland
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512 MB Posts: 674 Symtes 7 Mewconer!
Reply #5 on: June 20, 2025, 16:43
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I think, but may be wrong, that 13" monitor is one of the few that can do a 512 by something resolution that the LC Apple IIe card can use. (Otherwise it fakes it on a 640x480 screen). So it's highly sought out by users of that card.
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MTT
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256 MB Posts: 394 SSW7 Oldtimer
Reply #6 on: June 21, 2025, 02:43
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I don't think that 13" model will go down to that lower scale @lauland (could be wrong, but I don't think it could). I think it has a fixed 640x480 display size, only. It was the 12" monitor that supported a 512x384 display. Apple produced three external CRT, 12" display models: Macintosh 12-inch Monochrome Display Apple High-Resolution Monochrome Monitor (12") Macintosh 12-inch RGB Display Display specs for Apple's "Macintosh 12-inch RGB Display": Screen Resolution: 512x384 lines; 64 dpi Up to 256 colors with Macintosh Display Card 4•8 16.7 million colors with Macintosh Display Card 8•24
Last Edit: June 21, 2025, 02:51 by MTT
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #7 on: December 31, 2025, 13:04
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Just a little update on the Apple monitor - I've actually swapped it with a 2000s era TFT monitor. The reason? The curved display. Not kidding. I know I've spent the better half of my life sitting in front of CRTs and it never bothered me. In fact, I think my brain all those years compensated for the "curviness". But now, when using it for longer than half an hour, I find it really starts to bother me. How did I put up with this!? I think my brain just got used to those flat displays these days and its hard to get back. So I just swaped them back and it feels subjectively "better". Anybody else experiencing that phenomena or is it just me? Or perhaps it is just monitor related? Who knows ...
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snes1423
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256 MB Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #8 on: December 31, 2025, 16:43
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I use my iMac G3 daily not to say that my dad had a RCA CRT TV as his and eventually his family's only tv for 25 years (1993-2018) and then got a 4K OLED which we still have so I'm used to CRTs and such hence why I love my iMac G3 I've always wondered if the iMac used Trinitron tech we also didn't have cable tv for most of that time so goodwill and salvation army and some DVD racks at stores were places we would visit quite often for VHS tapes and DVDs mind you I'm only 21 so I've had somewhat of a unique life compared to a lot of other 21 year old's in that sense
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eelco
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32 MB Posts: 41 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #9 on: January 04, 2026, 08:38
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Quote from: Bolkonskij But now, when using it for longer than half an hour, I find it really starts to bother me. How did I put Your brain getting used to it is exactly what happens. It works the same way with the modern curved displays (the ones that curve inwards). When you first sit in front of one, open Excel, resize the window to full screen and look at the center of the screen, all the horizontal lines seem to curve towards the edge of the screen. This effect wears off after a few hours of use. It is your brain adjusting its perception of what is in your peripheral vision. I believe it is the regular switching between flat displays and curved ones that makes it obvious to your brain that one is flat and the other is not. I can imagine you have issues adjusting. Does the effect only appear in strongly curved monitors such as the one in this topic? Or does it also appear with lesser curved monitors (I happen to be looking at a '98 Apple ColorSync as I type this)?
Last Edit: January 04, 2026, 08:41 by eelco
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alexMac
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Administrator 4 MB Posts: 7 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #10 on: January 18, 2026, 17:43
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I love my CRTs and to me personally, they belong to a vintage computer for the full experience  But I can also understand that you got used to the flat panel displays. I use a Sony LCD with a grey enclosure with my Quadra 800 sometimes and it also has its qualities while still being not the 100% original experience.
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