[Coco] 1702 monitor

[Wayne Campbell]

Where did the notion of commodore being the enemy come from? I never heard
of such a thing.

On Sat, May 19, 2018, 4:24 AM Neil Cherry <ncherry at linuxha.com> wrote:

> On 05/19/2018 02:49 AM, RETRO Innovations wrote:
> > On 5/18/2018 1:03 PM, Mike Delyea wrote:
> >> Jim, did you hack a regular composite video cable into 2 outputs?
> > Hmm, no.  I jsut used a Y-connector to connect video to both chroma and
> luma on back.
> >> Is the
> >> image any better than the plain composite connectors at the front?
> > It is not, but the 1701/1702 was one of the sharpest monitors of the
> time period (one
> > wonders how that happened, since Commodore was not know for quality.  In
> this case, CBM
> > did not make monitors and perhaps they could not dictate Thompson or
> whoever built the
> > monitor's design)
>
> Correct, Commodore didn't actual make the monitor. It's just a rebranded
> monitor.
>
> > I know it is heresy to have a CBM monitor alongside a TANDY or other
> system, but they
> > really are awesome monitors.  The boxy shape allows on to stack them
> easily and put stuff
> > on top (temporarily, of course).  The built-in 2 way video switch is a
> nice touch as well.
>
> As you've noted, the Commodore monitors were quite popular at the time.
> I have one I used with my Ataris & CoCos. So while it is the 'enemy' it's
> correct for the time period.
>
> PS, Atari didn't make a monitor (that I know of) during the A8 period.
>
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