Re: Apple ][gs VGA Card

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

Jawaid Bazyar (bazyar@netcom.com) wrote:

:   The card comes with 512K memory standard (so far). You can 
: have up to 1MB of VRAM.

Thanks for the reply. Does it mean that the standard 512K model can only
handle 800 x 600 since 1024 x 768 will need 256 colours?

Or is it possible to run 1024 x 768 at lesser colours so that it can be fit
into 512K?

Why 1MB if the maximum resolution (1024 x 768 x 256 colours) required only
768K?

: >320 x 200, 640 x 200 and 640 x 400 are all resolutions supported on Apple
: >monitor only. The 640 x 400 are interlaced.

:   Right so far.

Is the 320 x 200 and 640 x 200 plain Super Hires, or are they new modes
that support 256 colours? I supposed the later. Of course, the plain Super
Hires with 16 and 4 colours are still supported.

:   Nope, Zilog Z180. Same as on the RamFAST.

What can this chip do?

:   More expensive, I think, but we don't have firm details on this
: yet.

Any plan to talk to developers and programmers to come out with a series
of applications that support Second Sight? You can already find 3 in
Singapore. Talked to GS+ and SoftDisk yet? They might be impressed enough
to come out with something... 

GS+, How about EGOed that uses Second Sight? This would be a hit since it
would be the first word processor that has real WYSIWYG instead of those
long ugly fonts. And yes, might be possible to insert graphics too. 

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