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Re: Anybody want a *$600* SecondSight VGA Card from Ebay?
- Subject: Re: Anybody want a *$600* SecondSight VGA Card from Ebay?
- From: "mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>
- Date: 28 May 2006 20:53:43 -0700
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Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> Do you have explanation why Double High Resolution as DHGR will not work on
> Second Sight card? It is locked up? I am curious.
It's not supported. The Second Sight was intended primarily for the
IIGS. In addition, the idea was to market it as an 'upgrade' with the
promise that down the track, replaced toolbox tools would allow IIGS
applications to run in VGA modes. This never eventuated, which may have
been due to the fact that the processor on the Second Sight was a Z-80.
Had they used a 65816, the community might have provided the vapourware
toolbox routines.
Don't know about you lot, but I'm far more interested in a VGA solution
that provided perfect compatibility with existing modes, and frankly
don't care if it provides access to higher resolution modes