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How to tap a video interface board to pick up a separate horizontal and vertical sync pattern for use with surplus monitors that cannot accept a composite input.
BYTE Jan 1977 (v.2#1) pg. 92

How to add subjective color to your video interface so that you can simulate color on a black & white monitor.
BYTE Feb 1977 (v.2#2) pg. 44

The TV oscilloscope. Building a display and using it as a synchronous test instrument to debug itself. Can display 24 lines of 64 characters, keyboard selectable reverse video and limited graphics.
BYTE Jul 1977 (v.2#7) pg. 52

Add cursor control to a Southwest Technical Products TVT-II with this circuit.
BYTE Jul 1977 (v.2#7) pg. 122

Tips on constructing and using the PolyMorphics Video interface. Also tips on modifying a TV set for use as a monitor.
BYTE Dec 1977 (v.2#12) pg. 130

Schematic for an RF video modulator which works by modulating the power supply voltage of a digital integrated circuit. This method requires no direct electrical connection to the video monitor.
BYTE Jan 1978 (v.3#1) pg. 94

WARNING about the danger of using an inexpensive TV set as a monitor if the set does NOT have line isolation.
BYTE Apr 1978 (v.3#4) pg. 154

Convert your TV set to a video monitor by adding an accessory which uses either the radio frequency (RF) modulator method or the direct video entry technique.
BYTE May 1978 (v.3#5) pg. 22

A programmable character generator. Part 1. The hardware. S-100 bus compatible board is capable of handling Greek letters, subscripts, different size fonts, APL characters, special graphics,... etc. because of its programmable nature. Est. cost: $150.
BYTE May 1978 (v.3#5) pg. 79

A programmable character generator. Part 2. Software.
BYTE Jun 1978 (v.3#6) pg. 14

How to convert the Processor Technology VDM-1 board from 60-Hz AC voltage to 50-Hz line current.
BYTE Jun 1978 (v.3#6) pg. 130

A theatrical lighting graphics package. Simple modification to a Processor Technology VDM-1 board in an 8080 based microcomputer enables the video display to illustrate five simultaneous graphs of theater lighting intensity versus time.
BYTE Jun 1978 (v.3#6) pg. 153

Let your fingers do the talking. Part 1. Add a non-contact touch scanner to your video display. Simply touch the screen of your video display to enter information, using this circuit. It is simpler than a light pen.
BYTE Aug 1978 (v.3#8) pg. 156
Correction BYTE Oct 1978 (v.3#10) pg. 151

Let your fingers do the talking. Part 2. Applications of the scanner.
BYTE Sep 1978 (v.3#9) pg. 94

How to modify a Heathkit H9 CRT terminal so that both upper and lower case alphanumberic characters read out as upper case.
BYTE Sep 1978 (v.3#9) pg. 147

Assembling the Heathkit H9 video terminal. Some tips.
BYTE Oct 1978 (v.3#10) pg. 130

Use your television set as a video monitor. Circuit modifications and connection to computer.
BYTE Feb 1979 (v.4#2) pg. 46

Assembling the Lear Siegler ADM-3A video terminal from a kit. Some tips.
BYTE Feb 1979 (v.4#2) pg. 76

How to add lower case to the Lear Siegler ADM-3A video terminal. Est. cost: $10-$15.
BYTE Mar 1979 (v.4#3) pg. 190

Single chip video controllers. Chips from 4 manufacturers are compared. Schematic and instructions for building a video display controller using the Motorola MC6845 display controller chip.
BYTE May 1979 (v.4#5) pg. 52

Schematics for a video controller built around the Intel 8275 CRT controller chip. This chip features full color capability, a light pen option, many display modes, and simplicity in both hardware and software.
BYTE May 1979 (v.4#5) pg. 130

Adapting the "GOTOXY" procedure used in PASCAL to do cursor addressing on a COPS-10 terminal or a SOROC 120 terminal.
BYTE Apr 1980 (v.5#4) pg. 110

Construction of a fourth-generation video terminal. Part 1. A new design using the 8275 controller IC and a dedicated Z80 microprocessor.
BYTE Aug 1980 (v.5#8) pg. 210

APL character generator. A simple modification for any video display employing the MCM6571 character generator.
BYTE Sep 1980 (v.5#9) pg. 116

Construction of a fourth-generation video terminal. Part 2. Finish construction and learn to use built-in debugging features.
BYTE Sep 1980 (v.5#9) pg. 126

Micrograph, an intelligent, low-cost, color-graphics terminal that uses any standard color TV. Part 1. Developing an instruction set for a raster-scan display. Estimated cost: $275.
BYTE Nov 1980 (v.5#11) pg. 64

Getting to know your monitor. A look at the basic circuitry and electronic concepts which drive a black-and-white video terminal. Includes tips on troubleshooting video monitors.
BYTE Nov 1980 (v.5#11) pg. 206

Micrograph. Part 2. Hardware for this high-resolution video-display processor.
BYTE Dec 1980 (v.5#12) pg. 120

Micrograph. Part 3. Software and operation of the low-cost color-graphics display processor, called Micrograph.
BYTE Jan 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 238

Program overcomes screen-print problem caused by lowercase modification to TRS-80 computer.
BYTE Feb 1981 (v.6#2) pg. 26

An ADM-3 emulator program for the Hazeltine 1500 video terminal. Use this patch program with CP/M operating system.
BYTE Apr 1981 (v.6#4) pg. 304

How to use color displays effectively. A look at the elements of color vision and their implications for programmers.
BYTE Apr 1982 (v.7#4) pg. 50

Circuit for obtaining a composite video signal from the horizontal sync, vertical sync, and video signals from the PET 2001 computer.
BYTE Aug 1982 (v.7#8) pg. 420

Circuit to match a ZX81 computer to a Sanyo monitor.
BYTE Jun 1983 (v.8#6) pg. 462

Routine to eliminate the blinking cursor and keyboard click in the Heathkit version of the Z-100.
BYTE Oct 1983 (v.8#10) pg. 546

Enhancing the screen displays for the IBM PC. This program takes full advantage of the PC's color and monochrome monitors.
BYTE Nov 1983 (v.8#11) pg. 99

Build the Circuit Cellar Term-Mite ST smart terminal. Part 1. Hardware. Utilizes the National Semiconductor NS455A Terminal-Management processor. Est. cost: $239 (excluding keyboard & monitor).
BYTE Jan 1984 (v.9#1) pg. 37

Build the Circuit Cellar Term-Mite ST smart terminal. Part 2. Programming and use.
BYTE Feb 1984 (v.9#2) pg. 88

An RGBI-to-analog monitor adapter lets you use an analog RGB (red-green-blue) color monitor with IBM and compatible computers.
COMPUTERCRAFT Nov 1991 (v.1#8) pg. 36

Tapping the unused text capabilities of your VGA video adapter board.
COMPUTERCRAFT Oct 1992 (v.2#10) pg. 44

Tabular listings and pinout drawings for serial, printer and mouse ports, and video interfaces.
COMPUTERCRAFT Feb 1993 (v.3#2) pg. 47

How to add a video monitor to a Sinclair ZX81 computer.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS Mar 1983 (v.21#3) pg. 31

Upgrading Timex-Sinclair video. Modification provides direct video output for crisper characters and white-on-black display for reduced eyestrain. Est. cost: $19.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS May 1983 (v.21#5) pg. 82

Use an emitter-follower circuit to interface an r-f modulator to almost any video monitor.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS Jul 1983 (v.21#7) pg. 20

How computers create color video images.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS Jan 1984 (v.22#1) pg. 26

How to use the LM1889 TV modulator integrated circuit to convert a TV set into a monitor for video games, computers, etc.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL May 1981 (v.37#5) pg. 42

How to convert a b&w TV set into a computer display (monitor) that will work in place of an expensive color display. Also shows how to build your own isolation transformers to protect the computer from AC voltages.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Feb 1987 (v.43#2) pg. 40

The plywood VDT. Make a low-cost video monitor for your computer, SSTV or some other project. Built from a surplus 12" monitor made by Elston for Commodore and other OEMs.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Feb 1988 (v.44#2) pg. 20

RGB-to-NTSC converter lets you view high-quality computer video on a TV monitor. Est. cost: $30.
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1991 pg. 60, 149

NTSC-to-RGB converter lets you connect a VCR, TV tuner or camcorder to a high-resolution computer monitor. Est. cost: $100.
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1992 pg. 83

Fundamentals of RGB (red-green-blue) video monitors explained.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jul 1992 (v.63#7) pg. 77

The power pincher. This device will monitor keyboard activity on an IBM-compatible personal computer. If no keys are pressed within a certain time limit, then the video display will be turned off. Est. cost: $45 (kit).
ELECTRONICS NOW May 1995 (v.66#5) pg. 43

All about computer video monitors.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jul 1997 (v.68#7) pg. 33

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Begins a new series which focuses on computer monitors, but also applies to studio video and CCTV types as well. Part 1.
ELECTRONICS NOW Dec 1998 (v.69#12) pg. 19

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 2. Safety information and warnings, CRT basics, degaussing, and monitor adjustments.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jan 1999 (v.70#1) pg. 18

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 3. Power supply problems.
ELECTRONICS NOW Feb 1999 (v.70#2) pg. 16

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 4. Monitor deflection circuits.
ELECTRONICS NOW Mar 1999 (v.70#3) pg. 8

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 5. Troubleshooting horizontal output transistors.
ELECTRONICS NOW Apr 1999 (v.70#4) pg. 10

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 6. (1) Specific deflection-related problems and possible causes. (2) Deflection yoke testing and repair.
ELECTRONICS NOW May 1999 (v.70#5) pg. 20

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 7. Testing flyback transformers.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jun 1999 (v.70#6) pg. 22

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 8. High-voltage problems.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jul 1999 (v.70#7) pg. 7

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 9. Video circuitry problems.
ELECTRONICS NOW Aug 1999 (v.70#8) pg. 9

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 10. Miscellaneous problems.
ELECTRONICS NOW Sep 1999 (v.70#9) pg. 12

Servicing CRT-based monitors. Part 11. Conclusion.
ELECTRONICS NOW Oct 1999 (v.70#10) pg. 6

Adaptor allows any color TV to be used as the monitor for the TRS-80 computer. It may be used instead of the regular monitor or in addition to the regular monitor for group viewing.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Jul-Aug 1980 (v.20#4) pg. 73

Picture fixer. Simple circuit will accept video signal from a computer, separate the sync pulses, invert just the video, add the new video to the old sync pulses, and send the signal on to a monitor. This allows you to display bright characters on a dark background, or vice versa. Est. cost: $20.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Winter 1985 (v.2#3) pg. 44

Adding direct composite video to the Radio Shack Color Computer in order to drive a conventional computer monitor and improve resolution.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Winter 1985 (v.2#3) pg. 68

Junk box RF modulator. An inexpensive home-built device that can run a home TV as a color monitor for a computer.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Winter 1985 (v.2#3) pg. 78

Add lower-case and reversed video capability to your Radio Shack Color Computer.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Nov-Dec 1985 (v.2#6) pg. 77

Tip: Make a monitor's contrast and brightness controls longer and easier to operate.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Jan 1987 (v.4#1) pg. 50

RGB switch box. Simple and inexpensive way to hook two computers to a single RGB (red-green-blue) color monitor.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS May 1988 (v.5#5) pg. 39

RGB blue box. Used to change the background of your color video monitor from black to blue and increases the intensity of the white letters. Est. cost: $10.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Nov 1988 (v.5#11) pg. 43

TVT hardware design. Low-cost graphics. Part 2. The data-to-video converter.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #13 Jan 1978 pg. 64

Modification to the SWPTC TV typewriter produces reverse images for individual characters or words. Est. cost: $4.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #15 Mar 1978 pg. 36

Build a touch-response display. Add a row of 8 push buttons (switches) along the bottom of your video monitor. Use a simple circuit and read routine to sample the switches and use the input data to call up programs, play video games, etc. Read routine is in 8080 assembly language.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #16 Apr 1978 pg. 110

How to expand your KIM-1 system economically. How to interface the KIM to a video monitor and an ASCII keyboard, add more memory, add a cassette tape recorder, and add a power supply. Both hardware and software are described.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #22 Oct 1978 pg. 26

Program for a PET computer will display the 316 different characters possible with the PET on the video screen.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #25 Jan 1979 pg. 53

Circuit board that generates a complete video signal to drive a video monitor. Displays 16 lines, 32 characters per line. Has a built-in memory for 1024 characters (2 pages). Produces upper and lower case and Greek. Other languages available. Est. cost: $50.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #26 Feb 1979 pg. 70

Cheap video for your Heathkit H8. Excerpts from the book SON OF CHEAP VIDEO, by Don Lancaster. How to update the original TVT-6L video display (June 1977) and then interface it to an 8080 or Z80 system.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #27 Mar 1979 pg. 24

Is your video monitor dangerous? A review of expert opinion on the dangers of radiation from video monitors.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #27 Mar 1979 pg. 52

Heath H9 page erase. Simple circuit modification will allow the Heath H9 Video Terminal to erase the screen under program control.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #27 Mar 1979 pg. 82

Circuit modification for the SWTP CT-1024 video terminal will prevent damage caused by a "runaway" regulator.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #28 Apr 1979 pg. 47

Tip: How to test a CRT for excessive radiation using dental x-ray film.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #29 May 1979 pg. 25

Some thoughts on the SWTP computer system. Part 2. Using the Heath H9 terminal, paralleling terminals, modifications to the CT-1024 and CT-64 video terminals, BASIC patches, PR-40 printer tips, cassette compatibility, convert diskette for 2-sided use, etc.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #30 Jun 1979 pg. 37

New from Motorola, the TVBUG firmware chip which enables you to hook up a standard color TV to a single-board computer.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #30 Jun 1979 pg. 48

Monitor program for a Heath H8-video terminal & cassette I/O system. Enables hexadecimal communication and allows 8080 assembly-language programs to be run. Makes maximum use of the ROM panel monitor and cassette program. No hardware modification required. Complete program listing included.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #31 Jul 1979 pg. 108

End those terminal blues. Product review of Lear Siegler's ADM-3A video terminal. Tips on construction of the kit version.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #33 Sep 1979 pg. 88

Video DMA interface for SWTP systems. Direct memory access adds speed and flexibility to the SWTP CT-64 video terminal. The same methods should work on other systems.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #34 Oct 1979 pg. 88

User review of the SSM Video interface which is sold in kit form by Jade Computer Products. Tips on assembly and use. Includes a North Star I/O routine program.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #35 Nov 1979 pg. 104

Peak your TRS-80 display. An easy modification increases the sharpness of your TRS-80 video display.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #36 Dec 1979 pg. 114

Adding reverse video to OSI's 540 video board. Two wires and a toggle switch let you choose between white-on-black or black-on-white.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #36 Dec 1979 pg. 128

Converting a bargain TV into a video monitor using the technique described in Don Lancaster's "Cheap Video Cookbook". The converted TV was a Westport Model RP-205BN sold by Woolco for $69.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #37 Jan 1980 pg. 160

Bargain-basement video monitor for a TRS-80 computer. How an RCA Model AX095E 9" TV was modified for use with the Radio Shack computer.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 54

Heath's H19: a detailed look at a super terminal. Operates in Heath mode, ANSI mode, and as a DEC VT-52 terminal.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 58

Improved video DMA for the SWTP CT-64 video terminal. A follow-up to an Oct. 1979 article. This improvement adds circuitry for 64x64 graphics.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 106

A quick screen-clear routine for the OSI Challenger II computer. Written in assembly language and BASIC.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 120

Connecting the ADM-3A video terminal to the SWTP 6800 computer. A concise explanation of how to do it.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 147

Color TV display. Details of the circuit and software necessary to build a color video generator for a microcomputer. Uses one of the new LSI video display generator chips. Estimated cost: $50.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #38 Feb 1980 pg. 148
Correction KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #40 Apr 1980 pg. 14

Build a stand-alone video terminal which uses a large-scale integration (LSI) CRT controller chip from American Microsystems. Coupled with an ASCII keyboard and a video monitor, it becomes a complete RS-232 video terminal.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #39 Mar 1980 pg. 94

Lowercase for the TRS-80 computer. Combination hardware and software approach. Requires the addition of one memory chip and one spare "OR" gate.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #40 Apr 1980 pg. 132
Correction KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #44 Aug 1980 pg. 212
Added Info KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #59 Nov 1981 (v.5#11) pg. 30

Profile of the Netronics R&D video display board kit for the ELF computer system. Tips on assembly and use. Estimated cost: $90 + keyboard.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #41 May 1980 pg. 142

Two circuit modifications for the SWTP CT-1024 CRT terminal. (1) Expand cursor control capability. (2) Add a clock display circuit.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #44 Aug 1980 pg. 204

Improving the OSI Challenger C2. Part 2. Video, cassette, and keyboard modifications.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #45 Sep 1980 pg. 124

Two machine-language programs give you manual control over the video output rate on an Apple II computer.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #46 Oct 1980 pg. 132
Added Info MICROCOMPUTING Dec 1982 (v.6#12) pg. 98 (DOS version).

Exploring the graphics capability of the SWTP CT-82 video terminal. Includes several programs to illustrate the graphics capability of the machine.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #46 Oct 1980 pg. 142

Video HARDCOPY for CP/M. Machine-language programs which allow you to print out a screen of information at the touch of a button. Requires a memory-mapped video display. May be used with other monitors.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #46 Oct 1980 pg. 168

Profile of the Otto Electronics video terminal. Includes tips on connecting it to a SWTP computer.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #47 Nov 1980 pg. 168

Reverse video for the OSI C1P computer. Hardware modification provides either full-screen reverse video or fully programmable reverse-video. Est. cost: $10.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #49 Jan 1981 (v.5#1) pg. 176
Correction KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #53 May 1981 (v.5#5) pg. 214

Turn your smart computer into a dumb terminal. Allows a 6800-based system to simulate a terminal for connection to the Computer Bulletin Board System (CBBS) via a modem.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #50 Feb 1981 (v.5#2) pg. 128

Thoughts on the 68XX system. Notes on real-time clocks, video boards and EPROMS.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #51 Mar 1981 (v.5#3) pg. 94

OSI clear-screen command. Disk modification contains a subroutine which blanks your screen in milliseconds.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #52 Apr 1981 (v.5#4) pg. 172

Poking the Apple II screen buffer. Worksheet and table of ASCII codes simplifies poking data into the screen buffer.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #54 Jun 1981 (v.5#6) pg. 102

Video display terminals, are they hazardous to your health. Includes tips for VDT users.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #55 Jul 1981 (v.5#7) pg. 43

Videographic. Easy-to-build video interface offers high-density graphics as well as programmable characters. Uses the Motorola MC6845 video display controller.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING #56 Aug 1981 (v.5#8) pg. 60

Get control of your cursor. Subroutines allow you to use the Heath/Zenith-89 terminal functions in Microsoft FORTRAN programs.
KILOBAUD MICROCOMPUTING Feb 1982 (v.6#2) pg. 78

How to interface a simple oscilloscope to a computer for use as a "pennypinching" video display.
MICROCOMPUTING Apr 1982 (v.6#4) pg. 64

Program to redefine the right and left margin locations on the OSI Challenger I video display screen.
MICROCOMPUTING Jun 1982 (v.6#6) pg. 120

How video displays work. Part 1. The method behind Z-80A/MC6845 video display characteristics.
MICROCOMPUTING #73 Jan 1983 (v.7#1) pg. 104

Routine that allows split screen scrolling on your Heath/Zenith-89 using the cursor control functions.
MICROCOMPUTING #74 Feb 1983 (v.7#2) pg. 70

How video displays work. Part 2. How a computer-programmed video presentation in memory appears on a video monitor.
MICROCOMPUTING #74 Feb 1983 (v.7#2) pg. 90

How to connect a Timex-Sinclair 1000 or ZX-81 computer to a TV set, plus some programming techniques for formatting characters and graphics.
MICROCOMPUTING #75 Mar 1983 (v.7#3) pg. 66

Do-it-yourself CP/M utilities. (1) MX-80 printer control for 80/132 characters per line. (2) Screen erase.
MICROCOMPUTING #76 Apr 1983 (v.7#4) pg. 96

Subroutines for the Osborne 1 computer. (1) Low intensity and underlining. (2) Moving windows. (3) Evoking graphics.
MICROCOMPUTING #76 Apr 1983 (v.7#4) pg. 100

How to adjust the convergence of your color television receiver or computer monitor with this convergence test program program that runs on an Apple II computer.
MICROCOMPUTING #78 Jun 1983 (v.7#6) pg. 82

How to make your Timex/Sinclair 1000 computer compatible with a monitor.
MICROCOMPUTING #83 Nov 1983 (v.7#11) pg. 70

Program for a Commodore-64 that can be used with the CP/M operating system to select border, screen and character colors. Also explains how to use cursor controls.
MICROCOMPUTING #86 Feb 1984 (v.8#2) pg. 42

Program written for the IBM PC provides a virtual page screen that is 160 columns by 25 rows on an 80 column by 25 row monitor. The program uses horizontal scrolling to expand monitor display.
MICROCOMPUTING Oct 1984 (v.8#10) pg. 116

Television interfaces for your home computer. How TV monitors work in home computer systems.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [1] Sep 1978 (v.1#7) pg. 27

How to add additional video monitors to a personal computer.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1987 (v.4#2) pg. 79

Recycling an old video monitor. How to adapt a TRS-80 Model I video display for use with a newer computer.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1987 (v.4#7) pg. 58

Sync seperator (stripper) circuit for converting composite computer video for use with split-sync monitors.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1987 (v.4#7) pg. 70

The absent GCA color text. How to get color text on GCA/RGB color monitor systems when using computer software that only provides color text on EGA and VGA monitors. Convert white-on-black displays to green/black, blue/black, yellow/black or any combination of two of the three colors. Est. cost: $10.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1989 (v.6#1) pg. 36

Understanding VGA (video graphics array), the IBM video mode used to display computer graphics and text.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] May 1989 (v.6#5) pg. 18

Full-screen video inverter. Converts an IBM PC's (or compatible's) normal light-on-dark video to dark characters on a light background at the flip of a switch.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Sep 1989 (v.6#9) pg. 28
Added Info MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1990 (v.7#1) pg. 7

Non-composite video adapter. Provides a sync separator and sorts the vertical from horizontal sync pulses to permit a non-composite video monitor to work with a computer.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Sep 1990 (v.7#9) pg. 24

The scopewriter. Convert any oscilloscope to display 64 alphanumeric characters with this character generator. Will also accept ASCII keyboard inputs. Est. cost: $50.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1974 (v.6#2) pg. 33

Build the TV Dazzler. Unique computer accessory provides alphanumerics and graphics in full color. Also used for games, animated displays and light shows. Compatible with the Altair 8800 computer. Est. cost: $200.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1976 (v.9#2) pg. 31

Build SOL, an intelligent computer terminal. Based on the 8080 MPU, this unit competes with most commercial units. Contains 512 characters of PROM, 2048 words of RAM, a 1024 character video display generator, keyboard interface, serial & parallel interface and can have a larger memory installed. It can be considered a microcomputer in its own right, with a memory capacity of up to 65K bytes. Est. cost: $297.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jul 1976 (v.10#1) pg. 35

Electronic bell for use with the Southwest Technical Products CT-1024 TVT-II video terminal. When character 27 on the line of 32 is hit, a bell rings.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jul 1977 (v.12#1) pg. 46

Build the TVT-6. Part 1. A low-cost direct video display designed for the 6502 microprocessor based KIM-1 software. Features variable line-length, scrolling, editing and cursor control. Est. cost: $35.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jul 1977 (v.12#1) pg. 47

Build the TVT-6. Part 2. System debugging, software and how to interface to other processors.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1977 (v.12#2) pg. 49

Build the TVT-6. Part 3. Hex-to-ASCII converter. Will work with other TV terminals also. Est. cost: $15.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Oct 1977 (v.12#4) pg. 49

One-chip R-F modulator for crisp color signals. Low-cost, easy-to-build circuit enables video games and computers to produce excellent color on TV receivers.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1982 (v.20#2) pg. 59

BASIC subroutines for displaying things on the video screen for a specific period of time.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jul 1982 (v.20#7) pg. 79

Monitor clean-up. Extend the life, usability and appearance of your computer monitor with a little elbow grease and this advice.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Dec 1997 (v.14#12) pg. 51

PC monitor checker. This low-cost video source is sufficient to test EGA, VGA and Hercules MGA displays, as well as composite-video monitors. Est. cost: $25-$35.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] May 1999 (v.16#5) pg. 47

Nine tips for selecting the best monitor for digital darkroom use.
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING Aug 2003 (v.67#8) pg. 84

Build this video monitor. Permits direct connection of composite video signals from video games and microcomputers to the antenna terminals of your TV set. Est. cost: $14.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1977 (v.48#8) pg. 33

Video modulators. Part 1. Turn your TV into a video monitor. How they work and what is available.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1978 (v.49#8) pg. 38

Video modulators. Part 2.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1978 (v.49#9) pg. 47

CRT terminals. Tips on selecting the right one for your personal computer.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1979 (v.50#3) pg. 60

Build this computer/TV interface. Optically-isolated interface lets any black & white TV serve as a monitor for a computer.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jan 1981 (v.52#1) pg. 49

Program to display users text on lines 22 & 23 of a Sinclair ZX81 or Timex/Sinclair 1000.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Apr 1984 (v.55#4) pg. 12

Tips for the TV serviceman on fixing computer monitors (CRT's).
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jun 1984 (v.55#6) pg. 94

So you're going to buy a computer monitor. What you need to know before you shop.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Feb 1986 (v.57#2) pg. 4 (ComputerDigest)

Tip on recording the video output from a computer on a VCR.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Feb 1988 (v.59#2) pg. 14

An interface cable to go between the Apple IIgs computer and the Sony KV1311-CR linear RGB monitor/receiver.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1988 (v.59#3) pg. 76

Explanation of the six different video "standards" used on IBM personal computers.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jul 1988 (v.59#7) pg. 12

RGB to NTSC converter. How to convert the red-green-blue output signals from a personal computer to the composite analog signal required by a standard TV receiver. Lets you use a TV as a video color monitor. Est. cost: $30.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Dec 1989 (v.60#12) pg. 81, 79
Correction RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1990 (v.61#3) pg. 16

Tips on selecting a VGA video card for a personal computer.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS May 1990 (v.61#5) pg. 8

Correct way to connect several video monitors to a single source. Includes a circuit for a dual video driver to use more than one monitor with a VCR or a computer, especially with long cables.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1990 (v.61#8) pg. 71

A brief introduction to the various IBM video standards (MDA, HGA, CGA, EGA, PGC, VGA) used in computer terminals and the problems of converting from one to another.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Oct 1990 (v.61#10) pg. 12

PC-to-TV converter. VGA to NTSC converter lets you display computer-generated video images on a conventional TV monitor. Est. cost: $164 (kit).
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Oct 1991 (v.62#10) pg. 33

Monitor tester. Sync generator lets you test computer monitors without having to connect them to a computer. Provides horizontal sync, vertical sync, and RGB video for three popular styles of monitors (CGA, EGA, and VGA).
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jan 1992 (v.63#1) pg. 47
Correction RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jun 1992 (v.63#6) pg. 14

Jumper setting so that a VGA monitor can be used with a Macintosh LC computer.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jan 1992 (v.63#1) pg. 72

A summary of the differences in TV sets, video monitors and computer monitors. Advice to videomakers on how to use each in video editing.
VIDEOMAKER Oct 1996 (v.11#4) pg. 22

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