Re: Please ID Card For a Newbie

[tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

In <1997Sep6.212614.19926@lafn.org> aw133@lafn.org (James Poore) writes:

>
>
>In a previous article, stbush@iglou.com (S T Bush) says:
>
>>The Videx card should have either a pigtail RCA plug or a socket for
>>same.  Just plug the monitor cable into the card, type PR#3, and the
>>display should work in 80 column mode.
>>
>>On a II+, you may need to make a lower case jump... someone else out
>>there can probably tell you exactly how it's done.
>>
>>As far as software, my favorite word processor on the II+ was "Format
>>II", but I have no idea if it's still available anywhere.
>>
>>Shelby
>>
>The PR#3 Command only works if the card is in slot 3, I think.  A lower 
>case conversion requires a new video ROM/PROM and/or piggyback board that 
>plugs into the video ROM socket as well as a jumper mod to shift between 
>upper and lower case.  Also a side note...I remember when using mixed 
>mode (text and graphics) text would come out the reg II+ video and 
>graphics thru the Videx output.
>
>Jim
>
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As I recall, the Videx card has it's own character generator chips.
There is a empty socket for a INVERSE character ROM on some.
Others included it.   If you stay in 80 col mode (using the video from the
Videx card) you should NOT need any other changes to get lower case in 80
column display.  

I have these cards, docs, and parts for these cards for sale.
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