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Re: C64/128 vs Apple -- Video?
- Subject: Re: C64/128 vs Apple -- Video?
- From: "mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>
- Date: 25 Jun 2006 22:32:07 -0700
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Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> Now, what about C64/128? It has 40x25 lines so it looks like 640x200
> resolution. Do C64/C128 use CGA font? Is video circuit more complex, but
> Apple II's video circuit is little simpler? I am curious.
A *lot* simpler. The C64 uses the VIC-II chip - a custom built video
processor order of magnitude more complex than the apple II (which
essentially drives the video display through shift registers). The
Apple II though is ingenious in its simplicity
Matt