Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!rewing
From: rewing@Apple.COM (Richard Ewing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MaxAppleZoom
Keywords: neat screen cdev
Message-ID: <38947@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 25 Feb 90 17:42:17 GMT
References: <1369@nih-csl.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <1369@nih-csl.UUCP> fratus@mgaid1.niaid.nih.gov (John Fratus) writes:
>I just downloaded the MaxAppleZoom INIT/cdev from a local bbs. What it
>does (in case you haven't heard of it) is increase the size of the screen
>on a Mac II series computer with a genuine Apple color (640x480) board.
>Amazingly enough, it works. Pretty much. My screen is now something like
>700x500. Unfortunately, the left hand side of the screen is not quite right.
>It seems to be shifted about ten pixels to the left. (In other words it's
>not visible...) There's no mention of this possibility in the readme file
>that came with the cdev. Sooooo, does anyone else have this cdev; has anyone
>else had this problem?
>
>Apple: If there was available memory on the card all this time, why didn't
>you guys use it? The gains quoted above don't sound like much, but the gain
>makes the screen feel _much_ larger. And as we all know... bigger is better!
>(=J>)
>
>- John (fratus@niaid.nih.gov)

In the Readme file, there is a section about readjusting your Apple
Color Monitor to handle the screen overscan problems that occur
with this cdev.  And with this problem comes the crux of why Apple
went with a 640x480 resolution on the card.  This init stretches
the capabilities of the Apple Sony-designed monitor to its absolute
limits, as it was designed for 640x480 resolution in mind.  I personally
think the init is pretty neat, and many people in our office use it,
but if you have to readjust your monitor to do it (something I
don't recommend the lay user do), you may want to reassess your desire
to use this little program.

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