Re: My Apple IIGS is back

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

limtc wrote:
> When the LCD TV does work, it looks kind of awesome - considered that
> this is just composite signal not RGB:
>
> http://retromaccast.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=1672786%3APhoto%3A19155&context=album&albumId=1672786%3AAlbum%3A15145
>
> For more screenshots:
>
> http://retromaccast.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=1672786:Album:15145

Composite gets a lot of flack because of its artifact color, which
"fringes" text, and its softness, which makes 80-column text unbearable.

But the Apple II was designed around composite color, and it makes for
very nice color graphics, even with a restricted palette.

-michael

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