[Info-vax] VRT19-HA on Alpha?

[johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk]

On Sunday, 5 July 2020 07:16:53 UTC+1, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)  wrote:
> In article <rdr02q$326$1 at panix2.panix.com>, kludge at panix.com (Scott
> Dorsey) writes: 
> 
> > Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
> > >In article <rdqha8$i1p$1 at panix2.panix.com>, kludge at panix.com (Scott
> > >Dorsey) writes: 
> > >
> > >> So, my question to you is what is the connector on the back of the Alpha and 
> > >> what is on it?
> > >
> > >VGA I believe it is called; female connector with three rows of pins, 
> > >the middle row offset.
> > 
> > Why not just plug in a cheap VGA monitor, then?  They are pretty much free
> > for the asking.
> 
> I do have cheap VGA monitors in use, including a flatscreen one.  The 
> VRT19-HA is really nice, big, excellent picture, and already here, so I 
> thought why not use it?  I don't think I have a converter.
> 
> It was a great monitor for VAX and the 3000 Alpha.  I'll keep it in case 
> I ever use those again.  Would make a great "X-terminal" for having 
> several windows to log in elsewhere.

A display resolution limited to (and fixed at) 1280x1024 would 
not be part of many people's definition of "great X-terminal",
even if it could be made to work with readily available hardware.

Something like a Raspberry Pi and a decent HDTV display might be
a better fit if a low cost windowing X-terminal is required.

Or if reuse of the VRT19 is essential, maybe a VAXstation with 
VRT19-compatible graphics hardware and with the EWS software???
That way you might even get to keep LK-style keyboards too.
Further reading: look up VT1300.