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From: Geoffrey.Welsh@p0.f171.n221.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Geoffrey Welsh)
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Subject: BI80 Card..
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Date: 2 Aug 89 12:29:46 GMT
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 > From: aliu@aludra.usc.edu (Terminal Entry)
 > Message-ID: <4581@merlin.usc.edu>
 
 > Regarding the BI80 card, I was told there are two versions available, a
 > standard one, and a `Deluxe' one... is that true?
 >
 > If so, what are the major differences between them?
 
   There were a couple of versions, but I don't think any were "deluxe"; the 
major difference is that the early versions had a manual switch for you to 
select which of the 40- and 80-column screens were sent to the monitor 
(assuming you fed the video output from the VIC chip back into the BI-80 card) 
while later versions had an internal software switch for that.
 
   At least, that's what I recall from my (and Matt's) discussion with Steve 
Douglas (who did the firmware) a month or two back, and from whatever else 
I've learned from owning one (in the deep dark past) and knowing a coupe 
people who owned one.



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