Re: C64/128 vs Apple -- Video?

["Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com>]

"thewises" <thewises@enter.net> wrote in message 
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>     Now, what about C64/128?  It has 40x25 lines so it looks like
>>     640x200
>> resolution.  Do C64/C128 use CGA font?  Is video circuit more complex,
>> but Apple II's video circuit is little simpler?  I am curious.
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> The C64's VIC-II chip has 8x8 text at 320x200 resolution. 640x200 would
> imply 80-column text. The Apple II, however, used discreet logic chips to
> generate it's video(the IBM CGA cards were designed much the same way. In
> fact, when used with a composite monitor, the CGA color palette is almost
> identical to the Apple's color palette) The Apple also only generates a
> composite signal. The C64, OTOH, also produces S-video.
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So, C64 does not use NTSC monitor or TV?  It is not the VIDEO signal so it 
uses S-Video?

Bryan Parkoff