Electronics Interface CGA-screen with an Arduino?

Not sure if this is the right forum, but the end result is supposed to be a status-screen for a pc, so here goes anyway...

I am acquiring one of these http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=446

I'm planning to build a new computer inside it. (Not highest end, just a normal spec computer) And I was thinking of using the built in CGA-monitor as a statusdisplay (LCDInfo style, or whatever the cool geeks use nowadays).
The screen is monochrome amber so it would probably look a bit like the Planar EL-screens some have been using in their mods.

I have been checking up a bit, and CGA is a RGBI signal using TTL-communications. 4 lines (RGB + Intensity), combined with HSYNC (15.75KHz) and VSYNC (60Hz).
The 4 "color-inputs" are logic on or off. The combination of these generates up to 16 colors. However, as this is an amber screen, it would probably be easiest to start with "all-high" or "all-low"... White and Black.

So the problem is the following... I could probably both wire and code the arduino to flip the TTL-lines on and off, but I'm not sure what I do with the HSYNC and VSYNC inputs. And how to time the TTL-flips to correspond to pixels on the screen. (The standard CGA resolution is 320x200).

I'm not very good at electronics, but I'm very good at following instructions, and taking hints

Has anyone tried this before?


Oh, and this is my first post on bit-tech... Hi

-Christian...

 

*blank expression*

Never seen the old screen recycled in that manner, on these type of builds using old cases as such- I'd be inclined to just rip it out and replace it with a nice LCD panel with temps & status display etc. Given the age of the original, it may not be in the best shape ever..

 

Well... It actually is... It boots and runs just fine. So it might actually be a shame to tear it down and rebuild it with new parts... And the geekness-factor of using the old CGA-screen is much higher than ripping it out and placing a lcd there instead

-C-

 

where was this thing that it is still in working condition?

 

It's beeing sold privately in Trondheim, Norway. I haven't jumped on it yet since i have a financial "situation" until my next paycheck

He also has a few XT's that I was thinking of doing the same thing with... But only if I can't get my first solution to work.

-C-