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Article #6314Re: Comments on STE -- (un)known facts
From: David Ewing
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1989 19:51
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1989 19:51
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In article <1824@atari.UUCP>, apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes:
> The color palette has 4096 colors, not the ST's 512. That's
>
> The video address can be changed on a line-by-line basis.
> This makes split-screen stuff really easy.
>
> The video memory buffer can be larger than the screen.
> The screen then becomes a "window" onto this larger canvas.
>
> The video can start on any word boundary.
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> Each line can be delayed by any number of bits.
>
> What this all adds up to is horizontal and vertical scrolling by bits,
> and split-screen effects which are effortless and not memory- or
Will this new graphics chip used in the STE be pin to pin compatible
with the one currently in the ST? Can we actually BUY a STE graphics
chip and put it into the ST? It would be nice if we could.
-Dave
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dhe@uafhcx.uark.edu David Ewing, University of Arkansas
"What does God need with a Starship?!" Computer Science Engineering
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dhe@uafhcx.uark.edu David Ewing, University of Arkansas
"What does God need with a Starship?!" Computer Science Engineering
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