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From: c60c-3ds@web-3c.berkeley.edu (John Kawakami)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Atari's XEP80:  More than text?
Keywords: XEP80 graphics
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Date: 17 Apr 89 02:28:28 GMT
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In article <6734@c3pe.UUCP> charles@c3pe.UUCP (Charles Green) writes:
>Could someone tell me whether Atari's XEP80 does more than 80-column text;
>i.e., does it also do graphics?  And what form(s) of video output (broadcast
>video on some channel [234], composite, chroma/luminance (Commodore 1702),
>or RGB)?
>
>Thanks,			Charles Green
>{decuac.dec.com,cucstud,sundc}!c3pe!charles	ex::!echo Boo:

The XEP can act as a printer buffer as well as an 80 col out, but will not
do both at the same time.  It does graphics 8 (320x200?) bitmapped graphics
and outputs composite video.  It should do a decent vt100 emul with the
right software (but it wouldn't go 9.6kbaud :-).


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