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1. younger (justin@social.younger.wtf)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 04:14:07 JST younger

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️

   @foone I picked up a really nice Quadram Amberchrome monitor recently, trying to find the right tools to drive the 9pin display using something modern/rpi. Do you happen to have any tips? Tough to search! Lots of info on MDA to HDMI options, but not vice versa.

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 04:13:32 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     @Justin Sorry, no, I don't know of any modern ways to drive them.

     I'm in a similar situation, I've got a few of them and no way to drive them. I started working on a Glasgow module to drive it but didn't get very far, the timing is surprisingly strict compared to VGA

   • younger (justin@social.younger.wtf)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 05:34:06 JST younger

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     • Foone🏳️‍⚧️

     @foone is this completely wrong or a different setup entirely? This monitor has the same exact cable and looks a lot like this one. https://reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/5jslch/raspberry_pi_running_ibm5151_monitor_via_hdmivga/

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 05:34:06 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     @Justin oh interesting. So they just wired VGA directly into it, and figured out a matching refresh rate? tricky. I didn't think that'd work, but I guess it does

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 05:35:19 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     @Justin but yeah, that's the same interface. Worth a try I guess, but I'd be careful testing it. It could possibly try to drive the screen at the wrong rates and damage it