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Re: Second Sight....
- Subject: Re: Second Sight....
- From: spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)
- Date: 1995/05/12
- Distribution: world
- News-software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.50
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Concordia University
- References: <3odfqg$m1d@coyote.csusm.edu> <3og79s$mi2@nuscc.nus.sg> <3omd6h$ej6@agate.berkeley.edu> <3oo1lr$45d@news.service.uci.edu> <erik-1005950044130001@192.0.2.1>
In article erik@hypermall.com (Erik Kloeppel) writes...
>>
>> If I'm right the SecondSight should be able to support a programmable
>> character set and that means terminal programs like Proterm can be
>> modified to support _real_ ANSI emulation.
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>Of course, ANSIterm already does this pretty well... 8-{) (not to
>detract from Second SIght, of course)
Sure, if you like sickly faded 640 mode color dithering, small
fonts that are only readable in certain colors, slow scrolling as the
font is emulated on an SHR screen. And if you don't mind the fact that
blinking or flashing characters are non-existant, then I suppose it's
okay... :)
Not to put down ANSITerm, but rather the limited 640x200 mode
of the GS. Simply update ANSITerm to make use of the built-in PC ANSI
character set on the OAK chipset, and you'll get no complaints from me!
I'd like to see ProTERM, Spectrum, ANSITerm and Telcomm II supporting
the Second Sight, all great software yet limited by current video modes.
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>Erik@hypermall.com - as a matter of fact, I DO speak for the company!
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Mitchell Spector
m_spect@vega.concordia.ca / spector@vax2.concordia.ca