On Wed, 8 Aug 2012, KP wrote:
I thought it was text that was the problem. The Apple II did 40 characters, I thought that was a deliberate decision because the average tv set would have problems with 80 columns. You need to tell the difference between an "8" and a "B" and so on, which requires sharp characters. Graphics is different, they can blend together and you still see them, though I suspect they aren't generally as small as characters soI plugged a IIgs composite-out into the composite-in on a 13" CRT Sharp TV. Much to my surprise, I was shocked that, when put in GRAPHICS mode (lo-res, hi-res, any res), the picture is crystal clear (including the text portion of the screen in GR or HGR mode). Likewise much to my surprise, I was further shocked that, when put in TEXT mode, the text is ludicrously fuzzy and blurred. The latter effect disappears when I reduce the COLOR setting on the TV to 0. See, I thought that the composite out was supposed to be super clear in text mode, and that it was the graphics modes that were supposed to struggle.
the issue isn't there. Michael
This is a Rom 01, if that matters. I just don't know what's going on. I was expecting portions of the experience to be uncooperative, but I had expected the opposite problem from what actually happened. Is this normal?