Re: Laser 128EX RAM

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Mitchell Spector wrote:

>     That extra 64K is dedicated video RAM. From what I remember, the Laser
> used it for shadowing techniques to help speed up video screens when the
> built-in accelerator was active. It also had built-in support for driving a
> digital RGB/TTL monitor.
>
>     Hm, another thing unique to the Laser that I remember hearing about is
> an interlaced mode very much like that of the Apple III Plus (280x384 and
> 560x384).

That would make sense since I pulled apart an earlier 1mhz laser and it
doesn't
have that extra RAM. Since I bought the 1mhz laser for parts I'm sort of eying
the
disk controller. Same one as on my UDC card,  Might make a good winter project

putting together another UDC card by hand.

    Wayne