Buy yourself a cheap "Toby" NuBus card. It will provide basic video functionality on any Mac II and will drive almost all VGA monitors. You'll also need a Mac D15 to VGA video adapter -- one with DIP switches to select VGA mode. If you're feeling rich, buy a better NuBus video card, one of the common Radius models.
The IIcx is an interesting but limited Mac II model, best suited to exploring the world of System 6.
(The Greyscale Video Card is designed for a particular BIG monitor for the time. It uses a 13W3 connector. In theory, you could connect a Greyscale Video Card to a cable adapter connected to a widget connected to a modern VGA monitor. Unless you are replicating 1988 computing experience, it's pointless.
There's a similar card (Workstation Video Card?) that drives a grayscale portrait monitor from Apple, Radius and a few cloners. it's a bit more interesting when you get hold of the Radius Pivot.
The next generation of Macs introduced smart graphics cards and monitors. A D15 connector delivered enough intelligence to connect any multi-sync or multi-scan monitor to any Mac, and it just worked with any new Apple monitor. With an adapter, with DIP switches, it worked with most things.)
The IIcx is an interesting but limited Mac II model, best suited to exploring the world of System 6.
(The Greyscale Video Card is designed for a particular BIG monitor for the time. It uses a 13W3 connector. In theory, you could connect a Greyscale Video Card to a cable adapter connected to a widget connected to a modern VGA monitor. Unless you are replicating 1988 computing experience, it's pointless.
There's a similar card (Workstation Video Card?) that drives a grayscale portrait monitor from Apple, Radius and a few cloners. it's a bit more interesting when you get hold of the Radius Pivot.
The next generation of Macs introduced smart graphics cards and monitors. A D15 connector delivered enough intelligence to connect any multi-sync or multi-scan monitor to any Mac, and it just worked with any new Apple monitor. With an adapter, with DIP switches, it worked with most things.)