Re: Second Sight Card

[mkelsey@spam.eecs.wsu.edu]

In article <19980304064101.BAA26744@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
	supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes:
> mkelsey@spam.eecs.wsu.edu wrote:
> 
>>supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes:
>>> spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:
>>> 
>>>>In article ab3189@wayne.edu (Charles A. Plater) writes...
>>>>
> 
> I think as long as the IIe program is not using double-hires, the SS
> is fast enough to shadow page flipping of 8-bit video modes.  The
> IIe modes contain less information.

What may I ask are the downfalls of running Double Hires?  I mostly 
use Apple II Desktop 1.1 for my "bootable" interface.  I know the
SS offers higher resolutions, but no //e programs (yes, I have a //e)
would ever recognize higher modes, without serious modifications.

Is there a way a person can switch between emulated composite, 
RGB color, and monochrome double-hires with the SS?  If so, this
card would be a great alternative.  

> So much for the bad side of the Second Sight, let's talk about some
> of the great features.  If you are a heavy user of AppleWorks Classic
> or ProTerm, you will absolutely love this card.  It replaces the thin
> shadowy Apple II font with a bolder solid font.  The display now has

When I had an ATI 3D Pro Turbo PC2TV I lined in the composite NTSC signal
into my TV Tuner.  Once I turned on the proper "fields mode" every 
pixel looked just like when emulated on a Macintosh LC //e.  That was 
nice, plus I only needed one monitor for my PC and my //e.  That has all
changed now, and the price of a suitable color NTSC monitor is pretty
steep, that and I now have 17" SVGA monitor just doing nothing...

It's not an immediate concern for me.  Although my ColorMonitor //e
kicked the bucket several years ago, I stumbled onto a Janeil Composite
monitor that works just as well  =)  If I get the SS, I want
to make certain it emulates just as the IIgs does for all //e software.
I DON'T want to be stuck with RGB-looking double-hires graphics, not for
$129!

	-/\/\ichael-

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