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Re: DHGR Video Riddle Solved!!!
- Subject: Re: DHGR Video Riddle Solved!!!
- From: Matt Jenkins <mdj@bilby.cs.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: 8 Sep 2000 15:41:34 +1000
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.emulators.apple2
- Organization: RMIT University Computer Science
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In comp.sys.apple2 Arkain <rwking@usa.nospam.net> wrote:
> As for mode 3, the proof of it is in the fact that games like Test Drive
> display text clearly on a IIe, but blur the text with extra color blocks on
> a IIgs. If the mode were strictly mode 2, then the text would always show
> with color on the edges.
Actually, this doesn't prove anything. The IIgs does a really poor job of
displaying Double HiRes, worse than the IIe, at least on its RGB output
anyway, and that would explain the difference observed. Most DHR games
look better on a Color equipped //e than they do on a IIgs..
Cheers,
Matt
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