I was just wondering if anybody out there had a non-functional N4000 monochrome monitor (the original one with the cool stand) that they'd be willing to part with.
I have one that works, so I don't want to mess with it, but I'd like one that I can use in a project, so if anybody has one that isn't working, I'd be willing to take it off their hands (for an agreeable, of course)... :)
I figure there might be somebody out there with one in a closet gathering dust...
Thanks.
Project??? .. Gonna try to make a keyboard adapter or something so you can use a different monitor on a mono slab???? Do tell... ;)
yes, do tell :) i be willing to pay big bucks for a good adapter box that lets me use a vga monitor + keyboard/whatever :)
if you have the principal scheme - it's possible
Well... Let me see if I can get the monitor first, and then I'll let everyone in on my plans...
Part of which would be to reverse-engineer the connections between keyboard, monitor, mouse, and slab.
However, that isn't the main reason I need the monitor...
Quote from: "Ashman"Well... Let me see if I can get the monitor first, and then I'll let everyone in on my plans...
Part of which would be to reverse-engineer the connections between keyboard, monitor, mouse, and slab.
However, that isn't the main reason I need the monitor...
Well then ... being all Hush-Hush about his plans .... I love a good mystery :)
Please post in the work logs section when you are ready so we all can follow along.
It will be a while because I have to collect together all of the parts, but a photo/video diary will definitely be in order for everyone.
In the meantime... if anybody has that dusty monitor laying around.... :D
Well if that's what you are going to do with it, I'd think about parting with mine.... but it's the only way I can boot mine, so I'm reluctant to let it go. Have you seen this page?
http://www.68k.org/~degs/nextkeyboard.htmlSeems like most of the reversing has been done and all you really need is to fab up new hardware, not dissect old ones.
Hey guys, just thought I'd bump this one.
I'm still in the market for a non-working original NeXT monitor, Model N4000...
I will be dismantling it, so I want to make sure that I'm not destroying any working hardware. If anybody has one that is dim and doesn't work anymore, then I'm offering to buy it for a fair price...
FYI -
If you are planning on using the monitor's interface board to swap into an ADB SoundBox - you will need the N4000A model - NOT the N4000.
Quote from: "kenjay"FYI -
If you are planning on using the monitor's interface board to swap into an ADB SoundBox - you will need the N4000A model - NOT the N4000.
Is the interface card different between the N4000 and the N4000A?
Quote from: "blackcube"Is the interface card different between the N4000 and the N4000A?
Yes - they are very different. The simplest difference to note is the size. The N4000 is a lot larger and is more of a inter-connect board which contains connectors and components that the monitor uses. This is opposed to the N4000A - which is more like a card. The N4000A card is the exact same part that is used in the non-ADB SoundBoxes.
Hey ashman, I found a guy that is selling me some NeXT parts that has an original mono CRT ( the frog stand type) from his old cube that works intermittently. He said he didn't like selling onfunctional hardware so I could have it for whatever it costs to ship... I don't want/need it nor afford shipping on it, but I said I know some people that might want it.
If you are interested I can give you his email address.
An an alternative to needing the monitor to boot, you could substitute a sound box and connect the keyboard (which has the power switch) to it.
Of course, you will not have the NeXT UI to use the system. I do find that most of the time, I just telnet to my Cube/NeXTstation and only use terminal-based apps. I did install the X11R6 libraries so X-based applications can be compiled and executed, displaying output through an X server somewhere else on the network.