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What is this, and is there any documentation out there? This was pulled from an Apple IIe. In pic 2, notice the blue and red wires leading elsewhere on the motherboard.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/akochera/5355442353/in/set-72157625825496588/

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It's a video card from Video 7; probably RGB. What's on that little daughtercard?

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The little daughter card looks lik an RGB to VGA converter.
Not bad. Smile

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Oh, I see the extra pictures now... no, that's not VGA - it's analog-to-digital (or maybe the other way around) RGB.

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Two separate Video 7 products. The card in the slot is an RGB video card and provides an RGB (digital) port. The "daughtercard" is the Mappler and converts the RGB port to the more common DB-9 RGB (CGA) port that can be used with CGA monitors at that time. The Mappler can also be used with the Apple IIe Ext Col RGB Video Card.

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Ahhhh. CGA. Ok. Smile

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Now that's interesting. Thanks for the info!

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Hello,

The "daughtercard" is the Mappler and converts the RGB port to the more common DB-9 RGB (CGA) port that can be used with CGA monitors at that time. The Mappler can also be used with the Apple IIe Ext Col RGB Video Card.

This card seems easy to build. Do you know if there is a schema somewhere ? It could interest me as I do have an Apple IIe Ext Col RGB.

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Been done before and was very simple. See http://home.online.no/~kr-lund/A2E-CGA.htm

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Great.

Been done before and was very simple. See http://home.online.no/~kr-lund/A2E-CGA.htm

Thanks Peter !

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