[vcf-midatlantic] Apple IIgs Black Screen

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I agree, and that was going to be my second suggestion

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> On Apr 19, 2024, at 9:29 AM, David Ryskalczyk via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> 
> Which specific Apple monitors are you using? Later monitors meant for the Mac will not work with the Apple IIgs as they cannot sync at 15khz.
> 
> David
> 
>> On Apr 19, 2024, at 9:21 AM, James via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Henry, you were correct! I attached a composite monitor and now see a
>> beautiful animation telling me I don't have a startup disk.
>> 
>> Is the onboard RGB repairable or am I looking at a custom chip that is hard
>> to come by?  I would hate to have to use a TV and not my Apple monitor. The
>> TV would ruin the whole aesthetic of the IIgs to be honest.
>> 
>>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM James <tenprintclearhome at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi, I have an Apple IIgs and when I boot it I hear a beep shortly followed
>>> by another beep. The screen remains black. I've tried a second known
>>> working Apple monitor to the same result.
>>> 
>>> I've tried it with both floppy drives attached and not attached. I don't
>>> have any disks but was assuming I would at least see a complaint on the
>>> screen about missing startup disk. I don't see anything.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know what my issue is or can you recommend a good Apple II
>>> troubleshooting site? Working on Apples isn't something I have much
>>> experience with.
>>> 
>>>