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From: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple II Video Overlay Card
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Date: 20 Nov 89 02:20:21 GMT
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Matt Deatherage writes:

>It can also deliver [the Apple Overlay Card] 640 X 400 graphics on a
>IIgs (using bank $E0 and well as $E1, kinda like double high res).

While the Apple Overlay Card is great for schools who wish to utilize its
video capabilities and whatever, the card doesn't seem to be that useful for
the home user.  One of those things that would be nice, but not necessary
(sort of like a Macintosh... heh heh).  However, while I'm not engineering
wiz, or even understand most of this graphics stuff, it would seem to me that
this 640 x400 graphics capability is somewhat like what we've all been
clamoring for as far as upgrading the Apple IIGS into a somewhat more
respectable machine.  I would imagine with a little Apple innovation, we could
incorporate the basic idea of the 640 x 400 graphics into the current
motherboard, via a card, or a motherboard upgrade.  I keep hearing the word
"blither"...

Lynda

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