Making the ][+ better

[robsgreenneon@startmail.ca (Rob Jones)]

Although the ][+ is already a great machine, is there anything that
can be done to make it better? I have added an SSC card, 16K RamCard
for a total of 64K, and another floppy drive (2). I am planning on
making and adding the Hard Disk (IDE) card. The 6502 is a good
processor, so that will not need to be changed, but Video leaves much
to be desired: I am looking into a way of tapping the video area of
memory ($0400~$0C00, $2000~$8000) and with a controller of some sort,
make HGR / HGR2 display proper colours (without the fringes), as well
as permanent 80-column capability.

On the topic of HGR / HGR2, I remember back in the days of the Apple
][+ (1980's), there was a way to display the 16 LoRes (GR) colours in
HiRes (HGR) mode. Anyone remember how this is done?

Thanks,
~Rob J.