Can a VGA monitor be used in place of a vector monitor in a vector game. Would that work? Just wondering because
I can't locate a xy monitor for my Star Wars upright. Reading this posting made me wonder.
Dan
Noel Johnson wrote:
> Here is the seller's response to my question. It is a MAME cabinet, after all:
>
> >The game is running MAME on a DOS box. It can play
> >up to 2000 games by downloading them off the Internet and
> >loading them into the C:\MAME\ROMS folder on the
> >machine. It uses a VGA monitor and that is how it can
> >play vector and standard res games.
>
> >I bought it off a guy at a Flea market about two years ago
> >and I need the space, so I am selling it. It is a lot of fun.
>
> Noel
>
> >Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:14:45 -0700
> >From: "Noel Johnson" < >
> >To:
> >Subject: VECTOR: Vector/Raster switchable monitor?
> >Reply-To:
> >
> >Anyone seen this auction?:
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1129833269
> >
> >Apparantly this guy has designed a monitor which can support both vector and raster games... (yeah right)..
> >
> >Either that or it's a MAME cabinet..
> >
> >It's even been "upgraded" to play with a joystick! I can hardly wait to try Tempest with a joystick... NOT!
> >
> >noel
> >
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