Hi, I'm not really sure where to post this question: I know they make a video adapter that has 15 Female on one end and 9 male on the other. That seems to work fine. But why do they make the opposite when you can't use a CGA on a VGA Card. (Wouldn't everyone just buy these adapters instead of uograding to VGA?!) Or, is there a way using ANSI.SYS to make DOS display on CGA or monochrome? Thanks!

What are you asking? DOS displays on any of those monitor types without the need for drivers. "video adapter that has 15 Female on one end and 9 male on the other" Wha.. ? Do you mean a cable? You cannot directly connect CGA/EGA monitors to a VGA port - or vice versa - radically different signals. Some older 'hybrid' VGA cards also had an EGA port, but that's not the same thing at all. Tech Support: "I need you to boot the computer." Customer: THUMP! Pause. "No, that didn't help."

Yes, I was referring to a cable. I have used a VGA monitor on a CGA computer before. I guess I should have clarified this before. I have a 386 Magitronic I still use with a VGA port. The VGA monitor blew out after being on almost 24/7 for who knows how long. I have a cable with 9 Female and 15 Male. I have a CGA monitor. When I plug the CGA monitor into the cable, and the other end into the VGA port, all I get is multi-colored lines. I know the monitor is good.

Is there a question there? "all I get is multi-colored lines." Not surprisingly - CGA/EGA use TTL (transisitor-transistor logic), VGA uses analog. There are analog to digital converters etc. (ADC & DAC) - but that is not the same as directly connecting with a simple cable. Pinouts may be a factor as well Tech Support: "I need you to boot the computer." Customer: THUMP! Pause. "No, that didn't help."

There are some monitor cables that are 15 pin to 9 pin, they are not adapters. I believe I have a Nanao and a Samsung monitor that has a 9 pin connector on the monitor.

Sure - I have an oddball IBM PS/1 SVGA from '93 that takes a 15-9 male/male cord, but that's by design. Tech Support: "I need you to boot the computer." Customer: THUMP! Pause. "No, that didn't help."