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Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks

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Subject Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks
From Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>
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Date 2017-06-13 00:34 -0500

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James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> wrote:
> On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:32:20 AM UTC-7, mjm...@aol.com wrote:
>> <anthon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 9:23:00 PM UTC-4, Michael Pohoreski wrote:
>>>> Most of the screenshots are:
>>>> 
>>>> - in monochrome mode, and
>>>> - before AppleWin 1.25 which has proper NTSC emulation (Sheldon's work
>>>> was integrated into the video rendering).  
>>>> 
>>>> Pre AppleWin 1.25 is "sharper" due to NOT emulating the NTSC color
>>>> fringe artifacts AT ALL.  This is why pictures of a real monitor is
>>>> necessary to compare what an actual CRT monitor is doing -- which
>>>> AppleWin 1.25+ does. The trade off is that text becomes blurry. You can
>>>> have proper color fringe accuracy with bluriness or inaccurate color
>>>> fringes with sharpness. Pick one.
>>>> 
>>>> The only good way to get sharp text on a CRT is disable all chroma.
>>> 
>>> Jees... makes me wonder why we don't come up with a video card that kills
>>> two birds with one stone : 1) finally rid ourselves of the NTSC artifacts
>>> and 2) SVGA mode. I'm guessing "Second Sight" did just that.
>>> 
>> 
>> A simple mod to provide a switch to disable color in graphics modes would
>> be pretty easy. 
>> 
>> -- 
>> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:  http://michaeljmahon.com
> 
> My monitor has such a switch to toggle between color and monochrome (black & white).
> 

Yes, the AppleColor Composite makes this easy.  

The lock to monochrome can be done either in the monitor or the computer. 

In some ways, it's unfortunate that the color burst wasn't controlled by a
softswitch (but you could always hijack an annunciator). ;-)

-- 
-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:  http://michaeljmahon.com

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Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-08 16:30 -0700
  Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-08 18:58 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2017-06-09 03:18 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-09 07:16 -0700
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2017-06-09 08:29 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-09 07:14 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-09 18:17 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-09 18:26 -0700
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-09 18:54 -0700
          Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-09 19:34 -0700
            Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-09 21:28 -0700
  Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-09 07:24 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-09 13:25 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-09 17:52 -0700
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2017-06-10 00:30 -0500
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-11 10:56 -0700
          Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 18:22 -0700
            Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-11 19:11 -0700
              Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2017-06-12 09:32 -0500
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-12 17:54 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2017-06-13 00:34 -0500
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks John Brooks <jbrooks@blueshiftinc.com> - 2017-06-13 05:56 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net> - 2017-06-13 17:43 -0500
            Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Mark Lemmert <mark.lemmert@gmail.com> - 2017-06-15 15:15 -0700
              Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Nick Westgate <nick.westgate@gmail.com> - 2017-06-15 20:37 -0700
              Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-16 16:49 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Mark Lemmert <mark.lemmert@gmail.com> - 2017-06-21 17:33 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 09:17 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Mark Lemmert <mark.lemmert@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 16:49 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-23 08:59 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Mark Lemmert <mark.lemmert@gmail.com> - 2017-06-23 10:52 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-25 06:10 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Mark Lemmert <mark.lemmert@gmail.com> - 2017-06-25 15:49 -0700
  Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Jean-Michel Paris <paris.jean.michel@gmail.com> - 2017-06-09 15:31 -0700
  Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-13 11:31 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-13 16:25 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-13 16:56 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2017-06-13 23:10 -0500
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-14 18:31 -0700
          Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2017-06-15 00:31 -0500
            Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-15 14:54 -0700
              Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Nick Westgate <nick.westgate@gmail.com> - 2017-06-15 20:35 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-16 05:31 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-16 16:54 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks James Davis <JPD.Enterprises@outlook.com> - 2017-06-16 18:27 -0700
                Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-16 18:33 -0700
  Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Nick Westgate <nick.westgate@gmail.com> - 2017-06-15 20:52 -0700
  Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-17 10:32 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-17 17:57 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-17 22:01 -0700
    Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-18 14:04 -0700
    Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-18 14:18 -0700
      Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-18 15:23 -0700
        Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-18 15:57 -0700
  Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks anthonypaulo@gmail.com - 2017-06-19 09:57 -0700
    Re: Articles on Apple II High-Res mode + tips/tricks/hacks Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2017-06-25 06:11 -0700

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