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Well... I haven't seen/used the 624 (never heard of it before), I use the
fixed resolution (640*480) 264 board in an SE/30. [Yes the thought that
you'd transposed numbers crossed my mind, but you have the benefit of the
doubt].

It also causes interference (or more precisely I think the analog sweep
board in the SE/30 interferes with the monitor). My solution was to use the
lid off one of my wife's cake tins to damp the interference to a tolerable
level. I straightened out 2 of the edge flaps, put some blue-tac on the
underside of the remaining flaps and secured it to the side of the SE/30
facing the external monitor.

Quote:> Also, is the RasterOps 624 compatible with all current monitors (PC and
> Mac)? Lastly, I need help in selecting the correct VGA adaptor. I need one
> that will work with all current PC monitors at higher resolutions. I am
> looking at two so far. Both have dip switches, but one also has a rotary
> switch. Which one is better?

As mine is fixed res, I haven't explored this, sorry.

HAve Fun
MArtin
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You cold place a fine metal mesh between the computer and the
monitor (even a sheet of aluminum foil might work). If no part
of the monitor can "see" any part of the SE/30 then you should
be cutting off any through-air transmission. If that doesn't
work you can surround either the SE or the monitor with the
same metal mesh (aluminum foil would be a bad idea here, due to
cooling problems). Another problem could be with the video cable.
Make sure that the cable has an EMI *on it and that it is
not too long. If the cable were too long you might see blurring
of the screen image in the middle of the screen or other kinds of
distortion. The distortion might change if you move the cable
around, loop it, or otherwise change it's geometry.

Quote:

> Also, is the RasterOps 624 compatible with all current monitors
> (PC and Mac)? Lastly, I need help in selecting the correct VGA
> adaptor. I need one that will work with all current PC monitors
> at higher resolutions. I am looking at two so far. Both have dip
> switches, but one also has a rotary switch. Which one is better?

I have used the ViewSonic adapter which supposedly works up to
resolutions of 1600x1200 on multifrequency monitors. I have been
told by friends that it is better, however, to have a cable hard
wired specifically for your configuration. You can probably find
information on the arrangement of the indicator signals in the Mac
video connector on Apples website.

- Jeff Dutky

My recollection from SE30 days is putting the monitor on the right helps
because you're farther away from the analog board.

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Having used an SE/30 with a Radius Pivot, I'll vouch for this.  Mine
flickered on the left, but was rock solid on the right.

Good luck,
Ran

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