Date   : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:38:45 +0100
From   : afra@... (Phill Harvey-Smith)
Subject: Cub Monitor

On 25/07/2010 15:16, Alex Taylor wrote:
> On 25 July 2010 12:43, Kish Tailor<kishtailor@...>  wrote:
>> A BBC non-related question.
>>
>> Could I use a Cub monitor for a Oric-1 and a Spectrum +2?
>
> I don't know about the Oric (but I suspect it'll work as from memory,
> I think it's got an RGB output), but I have experience of using one
> with a Spectrum +2. It'll work but you won't get all 15 colours -
> you'll just get the basic 8 without being able to see any blocks with
> the BRIGHT attribute set.

I believe I have seen a circuit for connecting a +2/+3 to a scart socket 
which also doesn't have the intensity pin, perhaps that might be worth 
investigating.

Cheers.

Phill.