What's the purpose of that port on the original MPC-60?

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By thedailyhustle Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:56 pm
the 2.0 manual says it wasn't implemented/supported
at that time. i dont know about the 3.10e os though. its purpose or possible uses i am unsure of also. someone around these parts should know.
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By the average man Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:38 pm
I think it mentions in the FAQ that it was going to be a VGA joint but was never implemented. That said though the S950 has one
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By SimonInAustralia Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:38 pm
the average man wrote:I think it mentions in the FAQ that it was going to be a VGA joint but was never implemented. That said though the S950 has one
I thought it was supposed to be a serial connection to a computer?

By mpc3000le Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:33 am
SimonInAustralia wrote:
the average man wrote:I think it mentions in the FAQ that it was going to be a VGA joint but was never implemented. That said though the S950 has one
I thought it was supposed to be a serial connection to a computer?


It was first used ( as the physical interface connector ) in the design lab as a means of communication between development computer and MPC60.

It was then intended to be for a VGA expansion where the RS232 port would be wired for a MAC DB25 video signal and connected to some thing like a IB-CRT option board.

It's final use of SCSI being the best for an end user in context of this machine.

Rohan.
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By monogee Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:35 am
Thanks everyone.

By InslAllah Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:31 am
mpc3000le wrote:
SimonInAustralia wrote:
the average man wrote:I think it mentions in the FAQ that it was going to be a VGA joint but was never implemented. That said though the S950 has one
I thought it was supposed to be a serial connection to a computer?


It was first used ( as the physical interface connector ) in the design lab as a means of communication between development computer and MPC60.

It was then intended to be for a VGA expansion where the RS232 port would be wired for a MAC DB25 video signal and connected to some thing like a IB-CRT option board.

It's final use of SCSI being the best for an end user in context of this machine.

Rohan.

So it isn´t possible to change this port instead SCSI into VGA output like the 3000 user???DIY or something like that? :shock:
Thanx for all your advices!!
Salam Aleykum!
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