[comp.sys.apple] VOC and 400 line graphics

johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz (John MacLean) (12/21/89)

I got hold of my Video Overlay Card (VOC) a while back and am desperate
to get 400 line graphics going (and determine if there are any other modes).

Would someone please help!

This is what I have worked out so far:


$C0B1: NEWNEWVID register

	%ABCDEFGH

	D = 1	bank $E0 SHR
	D = 0	bank $E1 SHR

	E = 1	standard SHR as we know it today
	E = 0	weird SHR as described below

	B = 1	appears to hang machine

	H = 1	no video output in text mode

Wierd SHR:
	
	$2000-$9CFF	pixel map data as usual
	$9D00-$9E7F	appears to do absolutely nothing
	$9E80-$9EE3	SCBs for every second SHR line (100 of them)
	$9EE4-$9EFF	appears to do absolutely nothing
	$9F00-$9FFF	16 palettes, 16 bytes each, only Blue/Green components

	I have no idea where the Red components of each palette are, or the
	other SCBs for that matter.

I have tried setting the reserved bit in each SCB, and various other bits
around $C000.
Please help, someone out there must know how to do this ...

John MacLean.

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johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz (John MacLean) (12/27/89)

Just an update,
$5E80..$5EE3 contains the other 100 SCBs
$5F00..$5FFF contains the 0R components of each palette

Anyone know how to get 400 lines yet, (or know anyone who knows!).

John Mac.
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