Re: Apple ][gs VGA Card

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:

>OK, so what have you figure out from here? I don't really know. From the text
>alone, I would conclude that it is only using 640 x 200 and 320 x 200 
>resolution since you can still use your existing Apple monitor. The screen
>shot does show that the VGA images are bigger than the Super Hires, so maybe
>there is a difference. Not sure.

  Yes. The VGA images were 640x480 (on a VGA monitor). On an Apple monitor,
you'd be limited to 640x400 interlace.

>And I am not sure about what is "256 colors from 16 palettes of 16M". Does it
>mean:

  That was a typo. It's 256 colors from 16.7M.

>And seems like it includes only a image viewer. The only software that support
>it is DiscQuest (or discQuest?). But all of the sudden, it mentions about
>editing text in GS/OS. So what does it mean? ShadowWrite now support Second
>Sight? Or all IIGS desktop images are adjusted so it looks 1:1 proportion?
>Or what? Again I am confused.
 
  The existing graphics look better, due to scanline doubling.

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