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From: dhe@uafhcx.uucp (David Ewing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Comments on STE -- (un)known facts
Summary: STE graphics chip
Message-ID: <3467@uafcveg.uark.edu>
Date: 29 Nov 89 19:51:06 GMT
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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.
> 
> 	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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