Apple IIGS RGB Monitor How ot Hook up to test with a PC

Hi,
I'm hoping I came to thr right place. I have a Apple IIGS RGB monitor I have no way to test it. I no longer have my old IIGS to test this with. I came across this from someone tossing it out. I was hoping to make a RGB to VGA cable but was wondering if anyone has tried this and if tis possible, what did they test with an old pc? Or do you have a better alternative. THe best way it to get a IIGS but that isn't possible at this point. Any and all help would be really apprecaited. I would like to check the monitor and see if it works.
Thanks in advance,
Nick

Many Apple displays of about that timeframe used a DB-15 (two rows of pins) connector. Adapters to VGA (three rows of pins) are readily available from multiple sources that deal in older Mac equipment. The adapters shuffle the five crucial signals (Red, Green+Intensity, Blue, Horizontal-Sync, and Vertical-Sync) so that they line up on the correct pins for VGA. There is only ONE way to connect the five key signals that will produce a picture, and every adapter (that is not defective) will connect those signals correctly.
You must be careful to get an adapter that has the right male and female connectors. There are two main types, one intended to adapt Mac displays to VGA computers, and the other intended to adapt older Mac computers to VGA displays.
Mac adapters also provide a code on pins 4, 7, and 10 that tells the older Mac what class of displays is attached, If you plan on using this with a Mac later, you will need the right adapter, or one with tiny switches. The various adapters differ ONLY in the ID bits on pins 4, 7, and 10, not in the basic connection of the Video signals.

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