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- From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
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- Subject: Re: Double low/hi Res
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.072259.302@actrix.gen.nz>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 07:22:59 GMT
- Article-I.D.: actrix.1992Nov12.072259.302
- References: <1992Nov9.235907.3531@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Sender: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
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- In article <1992Nov9.235907.3531@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> sledbett@nyx.cs.du.edu (Shawn Ledbetter) writes:
- > I've read somewhere about the Apple ][e/][c/][gs that it can handle
- > double lo-res/hi-res. Does anyone know the poke values or any other
- > information I need. Thanks in advance.
-
- Double Lo-Res is not documented anywhere as an official graphics mode.
- Despite this, Applesoft Basic has support for it! I'm not sure about
- the original IIe, but it definitely works on the enhanced IIe, IIc and IIgs.
-
- To enable Double Lo-Res mode:
-
- 1. Get into 80-column mode using PR#3.
- 2. Turn on Annunciator 3 by doing a POKE 49246,0.
- 3. Use Lo-Res graphics commands as normal, starting with GR.
-
- To restore normal Lo-Res graphics, POKE 49247,0 then do a GR again.
-
- [I'm not sure about the ordering of these pokes - they might be around
- the other way. The manual isn't nearby.]
-
- Note that you have to be in 80-column mode to use Double Lo-Res (or
- Double Hi-Res).
-
-
- Double Hi-Res is enabled in the same manner - 80 column mode, poke the
- annunciator, and enable Hi-Res graphics using HGR or whatever. The
- big catch: Applesoft has no support for Double Hi-Res mode, so
- you'll get alternating vertical stripes of random data and black
- stripes, and drawing will only affect the 'black' areas.
-
- Double Lo-Res requires an 80-column card; Double Hi-Res requires an
- extended 80-column card (i.e. 128k RAM).
- --
- David Empson
-
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