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Article #1927

Re: 4096 Hires

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From: Michael Portuesi
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1989 09:48
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>>>>> On 27 Oct 89 18:50:42 GMT, pa1158@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Viet Ho) said:
v>    What exactly is 4096 Hires?  Is it true that you can display 12
v> bits in 640X400 (or overscan) by switching between 3 RGB 4bit hires
v> screens?     One of the developers at the local San Diego Groups
v> tried this and got a very bad flicker.   So how does NewTek do it?


with a custom copperlist, no doubt.

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