Re: If you were to put a graphics chip on an apple II card...

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Friday, October 12, 2012 12:58:31 AM UTC-4, Roy Miller wrote:
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> > I know about the Arcade board, etc.  Second Sight, TurboRez.  They never caught on.  Way too late for anything to be popular today...
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> > I've been studying a NES (nintendo) ROM disassembly, and I think the graphics  chip is pretty freakin neat.
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> > Have you guys worked with any other graphics IC's?  What would be a good one for a *hobby* project?
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> I think there is an article in Byte about making a TMS - 9918 video card for the Apple II.
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> I know there is one about using the sound chip from the TI 99/4a for a sound card.
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> If both could be put on the same card, there would be a use for old TI 99/4as -

Please leave the old 99/4A's alone, for us TIers sakes!
You can buy a new FPGA version of the 9918A (just read the older messages!) and the AY-8910 is a better sound chip!