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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Pirating Hardware
Message-ID: <15190@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 13 Feb 91 22:17:53 GMT
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In article <1991Feb13.053657.15997@nntp-server.caltech.edu> toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
>Apple has made NO such attempt with GS Quickdraw, in fact they have even put
>little hacks in that assume the existing video buffer setup. The research I
>have done so far indicates that supporting larger bitmaps with the same
>color scheme would be doable but dependent on just how many applications make
>icky assumptions (and how many tools :( ).

I would be happy just to have support for the interlaced 640x400 VOC mode.
A larger desktop would help me A LOT.

>Supporting 8 bit video from GS Quickdraw is hopeless unless Apple does it.

Actually any extensions to the tool sets are hopeless unless Apple
supports them.  Nobody in his right mind is going to try to market
products that require the customer to replace Apple tool sets with
third-party hacked versions.