Q. Being thoroughly hooked on computers I now have a Spectrum Plus, Commodore 64 and an Amstrad with colour monitor. Is there any way I can use the Amstrad monitor with the other two computers? This would obviously be of great benefit but I have no idea of how to go about it.

Colin Smith, Boscombe, Dorset

A. Practically speaking, no you can't hook up the monitor with the Spectrum or the Commodore 64. Amstrad's monitor is an RGB model which neither of your other machines supports. They provide a different output signal called composite video.

One possible solution would be to buy a Commodore 1701 monitor and you should be able to make up a cable that will work with your Spectrum too.

Another alternative would be to invest in a small, cheap colour television. Although there is a noticeable difference in quality between TVs and monitors, neither the C64 nor the Spectrum support sufficiently high resolution for the use of a TV to be a real problem.