Re: IBrowse public screen / serial conflict

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From: Neil Bothwick
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 00:00

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Hi there John Block, I believe it was you who said:
> There`s a bug in 3.1!

>>>> > My ibrowse is in 16 colours on a 9 meg, 68020 a500, 4 connections.
>>>>
>>>> A 16 colour hires screen will use a lot of Chip DMA, if it's
>>>> interlaced too then it will almost certainly intefere with serial

>>screens. Remember AGA has 32 bit Chip access, whereas the A500 uses 16
>>bit access.

> I`m the guy with the 68020 a500 and have been happily browsing in 16 colours

Some people seem to be able to get away with it, especially if they
don't use interlace or overscan. It does vary from one machine to the
next.


Neil
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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@wirenet.u-net.com>
Subject: Re: IBrowse public screen / serial conflict
Date: 1997/01/26
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