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From: laba-1aj@e260-3g.berkeley.edu (John Kawakami)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Comments on STE -- (un)known facts
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Date: 29 Nov 89 05:01:35 GMT
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In article <3421@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> esp_05@jhunix.UUCP (Stdnt 05) writes:
>You know, except for the color palette, I knew a computer with the new
>features of the STe.  I think it was called the Atari 800.  Hardware
>scrolling, ability to reload video shifter address every line, etc...
>EMR


Scrolling seems easier on the STE.  On the 800, to get fine scrolling,
you had to update address pointers AND delay/offsets.  It sounds like
the STE can do this strictly through offsets.  I may be wrong though.

How likely is it that we (users) can buy the new graphics chips and
some patches to tap some of the new features?