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2 total messages Started by nep.pgelhausen Wed, 13 Nov 1985 22:04

#1477

Author: nep.pgelhausen
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1985 22:04

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I have a problem calling OMNIVIEW an 80-col board.  (Please correct me
if I am wrong, DY...)   From what I understand, OMNIVIEW is not a full
character 80-col generating board, but rather an 80-col SIMULATION in
GR.8.  Meaning 4-bit wide characters....acceptable but NOT genuinely
(in my view) an 80 column board.  

There is a PD communications program called VT10SQ (vt-10 squared, or
VT100) which also uses a software 80-col display.  I also pulled a
file from a local BBS which seemed to contain ONLY the E: (or was it
S:?) wedge from this program.

Possibly this 4-bit charset technique could be used on the 520ST for
the person desiring 132 columns.  (Actually you could get up to 160-col
on the ST with this.)

The 80-col RBG board (someone supplied the name...but I didn't even
try to remember it) actually generated a full 8-bit wide character,
80-column display (you needed a RGB monitor, of course...) I believe
the BIT-3 board did the same for a monochrome monitor.

If any of this is incorrect, please feel free to reply....

			-Richard Hartman
			max.hartman@ames-vmsb

BTW: Does anyone on the net actually have one of the previously mentioned
	RBG 80-column boards (Austin something just popped up in my memory...)?
				-rmh
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Re: --- OMNIVIEW 80-col ---

#1516

Author: Jorge F. Phinn
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1985 16:40

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Since vt10sq is PD, how do I go about getting a copy? If you have a copy 
please send EMail to me or please post the source to either notes.sources
or here.

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