Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!spl1!iitmax!demoedf
From: demoedf@iitmax.IIT.EDU (ed federmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Poor resolution with GEOS
Message-ID: <1567@iitmax.IIT.EDU>
Date: 22 Aug 88 12:16:49 GMT
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Reply-To: demoedf@iitmax.IIT.EDU (ed federmeyer)
Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology
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I used to use GEOS all the time...  The poor resolution you are talking
about is not GEOSs fault, rather the C-64s!  What I did was hook up a
cheap ($60-used) 40 column color composite monitor AND a equally cheap
($25-used) 80 column green screen compostite monitor.  This took a little 
messing around with RCA type "Y" adaptor plugs (available at your local K-Mart
or Radio Shack or many other places) but the result was that I could have
both screen showing the same display at the same time.  When I needed color
(for example in GEOpaint) I looked at one, and when using GEOwrite, or
detailed pixel editing I could look at the nice SHARP green screen picture.
 
Also, I used the VT52 program that came with my 1670 modem in 80 column
mode which made access to alot more computer a lot more bearable!

I hope this helps, I know it lengthened the usefull life of my C-64 by
quite a bit!

Ed Federmeyer