Re: Apple ][gs VGA Card

[jlee@clyde.ICS.UCI.EDU (Joseph)]

Lim Thye Chean (ltchean@iss.nus.sg) wrote:
: OK, so what have you figure out from here? I don't really know. From the text
: alone, I would conclude that it is only using 640 x 200 and 320 x 200
: resolution since you can still use your existing Apple monitor. The screen
: shot does show that the VGA images are bigger than the Super Hires, so maybe
: there is a difference. Not sure.

Unless you use overscan that you can get 640x400 on a GS monitor. It has
been done.

: And I am not sure about what is "256 colors from 16 palettes of 16M". Does it
: mean:

:   - Total of 256 colours on screen, taken from 16 palettes? Yak! This is
:     exactly like the original IIGS except the color range is 16M instead of
:     4096!

What's so bad about this?  This would be much more versatile than most 256
color displays.

:   - 256 colors each palette, 16 palettes on screen for a total of 4096 colors
:     on screen.
:   - 256 colors on screen. You can choose from one of the 16 palettes in memory.

: And seems like it includes only a image viewer. The only software that support
: it is DiscQuest (or discQuest?). But all of the sudden, it mentions about
: editing text in GS/OS. So what does it mean? ShadowWrite now support Second
: Sight? Or all IIGS desktop images are adjusted so it looks 1:1 proportion?
: Or what? Again I am confused.

Maybe just shrinked in a corner of the screen.  There doesn't seem to me
any way that existing software can take advantage of SS unless the tools
are patched so.  I think either we get a shrinked desktop in a tiny corner
of the screen :), or everything the display is the same.  Sorta like using
a VOC without using any VOC software to set transparency and such.

: I am a little disappointed at the screen shots. Don't get me wrong. The image
: quality is EXCELLENT! But why don't take a screen shot of it driving some
: software? I think the key to the success of this card is THE software. Tell
: us what it can do! Why can people get for $180 besides viewing beautiful GIFs
: or playing with discQuest?

Well, then write a Mandelbrot GS for SS and people will have more.  :)

: btw, so discQuest support Second Sight to the fullest?

Well since it's from the same people, it's not out of the question.

Joseph
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