[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Can I use a CM-4 on the Coco 3

[Mike Pepe]

Just to clarify:

The CM-8 also displays PMODE 4 artifact colors in black and white.

The only way to get those colors back would be to either

A: use a composite color monitor (or like those old magnavox monitors 
that do RGB and composite) or a TV

B: patch the program to use PMODE 3 graphics and set the appropriate 
color palette to black, red/blue, blue/red, white. Note that I've done 
this and it doesn't look quite like the real thing (but closer than 
alternating white and black dots)

The CM-4 is a ttl digital RGB monitor, and can probably be modified to 
work as an analog RGB monitor, but the CM-8 would be better.

If you can find one, a NEC 3D is also a great CoCo 3 monitor.


Sylvain De Chantal wrote:
> 
> --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, Basil Fitze <basilf at t...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Basil,
> 
> Yes you can use a CM-4 monitor on your Coco 3, that's what i am
> using BUT you will have NO SOUND. Either use the Audio output or
> pin 2 (ground) and pin 7 (audio) and solder a audio mono jack (1/8
> inch size) and plug any amplified PC speakers and you will have
> sound! 
> 
> But like Diego wrote in reply 2164, some Coco 1-2 games will display
> in black & white (like Mega-Bug) on RGB monitors. If you need the 
> pinout for making a cable from the Cco 3 to the CM-4, let me know.
> 
> But the BEST monitor would be the CM-8 (if you can get one). 
> 
> --- Sly DC ---
> 
> 
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>OOPs Can I use a CM-4 on the Coco 3, I thought the Monitor of 
> 
> choice was 
> 
>>the CM-8
>>
>>I can get one for $10.00 CAN and it appears to run fine.
>>
>>
>>Basil
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