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From: sds@fizban.Fizban.MN.ORG (Steven D. Splinter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: New GS Resolution mode???
Message-ID: <6@fizban.Fizban.MN.ORG>
Date: 16 Feb 88 09:07:04 GMT
References: <8802141016.AA17065@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Splinter Home for the Absent of Mind
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From article <8802141016.AA17065@crash.cts.com>, by sector@pro-exchange.cts.COM (Roby Sherman):
> I've recently looked at a few programs written by John Brooks.. These programs
> boast a "3200 conversion and display routine" that appears to give the GS 32
> colors (or more?) on screen at the same time.. Has anyone figured out what
> this guy is doing? Whatever it is, do you think it could be put to a pratical
> use? (Graphics programs, games, etc.)

The II GS has a little-used (so far) feature.  There can be up to 16 palletes
for each Super-Hires Screen.  In 320 mode, you can have 16 colors per pallette.

Each line on the screen can use any of the 16 pallettes, giving the possibility
of 256 colors on the screen at any on time, but only 16 on any one of the 200
vertical rasters.

Perhaps this is what is being used?
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