Plus Mystery Port

#1 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 06:34 68kMLA

Is this a picture of a video port of some kind?

#2 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 06:51 68kMLA

Conceivably, but a realistic answer may lie in the text of the warning label that is visible in the rearside view of the Mac.

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#3 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 19:04 68kMLA

I've seen ports like those used for microphones in a PA system.

#4 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 19:07 68kMLA

That port looks like one of those light plugs you have on certain Front of House mixers.

#5 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 20:16 68kMLA

one of my macintosh plus have such a port for :

KODAK DATASHOW HR/M LCD PROJECTION PAD

http://www.biocomp.net/o43488.htm

#6 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 21:13 68kMLA

DIN 45326 -- used for many older video monitors.

#7 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 - 00:39 68kMLA

Weren't there Keyboards using that plug, too?

#8 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 08:40 68kMLA

one of my macintosh plus have such a port for :KODAK DATASHOW HR/M LCD PROJECTION PAD

You're right. It's a Kodak / Sayette datashow pad connector. It was a very common mod in the day. If you open the Mac, there will be a little video daughterboard in there connected to the socket.

#9 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 11:29 68kMLA

Gotta love that rust! Well, at $44.99 ($20 for shipping) you can't complain too much. But regardless of the original purpose, in light of the condition of that connector, I wouldn't expect it to function as it once did.

#10 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 14:39 68kMLA

midi?

#11 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 19:26 68kMLA

midi?

note quite. Its more used in the professional lighting. Some...

#12 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 21:50 68kMLA

It could possibly be a TTL video port for connecting an external monitor, as this connector was quite popular in the 1980's.

#13 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 - 09:23 68kMLA

I'm still kicking myself about selling two of the Kodak/Sayette Datashow LCDs for work without realising what they were.

There's an extensive thread here discussing these video out mods which a little search fu should reveal