Re: Portable 8bit color screen Apple IIc/c+ hackable?

[Zorin <jflynn02@cs.uif.edu>]

Unfortunately, the Game Boy's screen is addressed digitally, using an
internal proprietary protocol within the machine itself.

Apple II displays are analog. Unless you know a lot of electrical and
computer engineering and are willing to reverse-engineer the Game Boy's
display protocols and construct your own A/D converter that can drive
the display, the answer is no.

You'd probably have better luck finding a used //c LCD display from
Apple or VUE (I believe that was the company, correct me if I'm wrong)

Just because two systems are "8 bits" doesn't mean they are compatible.
"8/16/32 bit" and the like has lately become more of a marketing tool
than a useful way of expressing the capabilities of a machine, so it is
much better if you disregard it. }:)

-John

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Obsbedia2 wrote:

> Portable 8bit color screen hackable for the Apple IIc/c+?
>
> As I understand it, the GameBoy (tm) pocket video games use 8bit
> technology.
>
> Is it possible, especially with the new color version, to hack the
> display to work on a portable Apple IIc or IIc+?
>
> Jay