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I remember seeing a few computers on the campus of NAU (Northern Arizona) when I was a kid around 1989-1992 that were long vertically, well tall I guess. I am almost positive they were made by Apple, because the people that were using them were and are to this day Mac fanatics. I remember my family had the Apple llc+ (1990ish) and then the LC ll (1992) around the time. I am starting to collect these old machines and would LOVE one of the old vertical screened Macs for my collection. Any input would be appreciated.
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You might be interested in this site: http://www.apple-history.com http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index....ort&sk in=dis Is that what you remember? Last edited by staph : 2004-06-03 at 08:20. Reason: Adding stuff |
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you can also see one in the Billy Idol music video, Cradle of Love (I think)... or was that Aerosmith?
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You might be thinking of monitors made by Radius. They made displays for early macs. One of which was called Pivot, and could actually rotate from wide to tall. Also, a few companies made 'portrait' displays which were taller than they were wide.
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Apple did make a portrait-aspect display. I believe it was a 14" Apple Full Page monitor (I know there was a grayscale, possibly a color version later though I'm not sure). It did a resolution of 624x832, and you could get an add-on card for some compact Macs to power it. Think of that - a Mac SE with a big tall monitor next to it! That would be cool.
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Awsome! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much guys. I looked on apple-history.com but found nothing, the applemuseum helped. Those monitors made my 10-year-old mouth drop. Almost as exciting as our 640x480 color monitor in 1992!
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It's dead now, alas. I want a IIgs now, though. Last edited by staph : 2004-06-03 at 10:50. Reason: Dead m-dashes: what's the story? |
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With Tiger 10.4 now, in your system preferences under display, there is an option to rotate your screen. This doesn't work with all macs, but that has the same effect as a tall screen.
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I had a grayscale Radus pivot hooked up to my Macintosh IIci. It was great for page layout, and I never bothered using it in landscape mode. |
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Actually, I see no reason for any computer screen to be Widescreen. Widescreen was meant for movies, obviously because that's how we see things, in peripheral vision.
But for looking at webpages and editing documents, portrait is what makes sense. I don't know why more computer screens weren't made that way. But I guess now with higher resolutions it's understandable because we can have two pages side by side, but still. |
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Speaking of old-school Macs, I was looking to start a vintage Mac collection (my only machines now being a PM 6100 and an iBook). Where do I start? I'm thinking a 512K Mac on eBay or something. Sound good?
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A few years back I did a project which required a software app which would only run under a true 680x0 Mac with an FPU. So I went to eBay and bought myself a Quadra 700 and an original monochrome Apple Portrait Display. The Quadra 700 cost me $25 USD. The Portrait Display cost me $50. Both were in excellent condition. I still have them, but they're currently in my closet.
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MacTracker is the best friend a Mac user could ever have. It's FREE. Go get it, download it, use it, love it.
Not a week goes by that I don't launch it at least 1-2 times to check or confirm something Mac/Apple-related! This very display is included in the "displays" section, and is described like so: Macintosh Portrait Display "Tomcat" (hey, beats "Kehei"...I know what a tomcat IS) - Introduced: March 1989 - Discontinued: December 1992 - Type: Shadow Mask CRT - Tube size: 15" - Viewable area: 13.4" - Color: 1-bit color (up to 256 gray shades) - Modes: 640x870 - DPI: 77dpi - Integrated audio: none - Power: 75 watts - Weight: 35lbs. - Dimensions: 13.1" H x 11.5" W x 14.9" D - Family number: M0404 (Rev. A), and M1030 (Rev. B) Wheeee! Last edited by psmith2.0 : 2005-07-06 at 16:04. |
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click if above don't work (Found a pic in an old ad I had downloaded of the net). rather strange, i had no idea that apple had mad moniters like that. oh well learn something new everyday I guess. I wonder what the reaction to something like that being made today would be? would their be demad for it in the printing/press industries? Last edited by Chris Turnbull : 2005-07-06 at 17:02. |
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Yep, that's it.
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When it's rotated, you need to close system prefs and re-open it (and do the "option" thing again) to put it back. It can be interesting, using the 'book as a book! |
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