thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (John Thaanum) (02/11/91)
The other day somebody posted about the availability of VCTRDEMO.PRG at atari.archive (ekrimen perhaps?). I thought I'd give it a peek, but it doesn't seem to work correctly in either low or med resolution. It seems to be out of synch with the tv (Yes, I use a tv for color-only stuff and a SM 124 for everything else). It displays several shots of the demo, all flickering and jumping around the screen too much to really see anything. Anybody else seen this? Advice? (un?)relevant info: ancient 520ST, TOS 1.0, Internal RF modulator. Thanks for any help. John Thaanum thaanuj@prism.cs.orst.edu
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (02/11/91)
thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (John Thaanum) writes: - The other day somebody posted about the availability of VCTRDEMO.PRG at - atari.archive (ekrimen perhaps?). I thought I'd give it a peek, but it - doesn't seem to work correctly in either low or med resolution. It seems - to be out of synch with the tv (Yes, I use a tv for color-only stuff and - a SM 124 for everything else). It displays several shots of the demo, all - flickering and jumping around the screen too much to really see anything. - Anybody else seen this? Advice? - (un?)relevant info: ancient 520ST, TOS 1.0, Internal RF modulator. - Thanks for any help. Don't load any memory resident programs or desk accessories. The demo should also be run in low res. It looks strange in med. If you have an ICD hard drive, disable the booter. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
entropy@ai.mit.edu (entropy) (02/11/91)
In article <1991Feb11.053755.19095@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes: thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (John Thaanum) writes: - The other day somebody posted about the availability of VCTRDEMO.PRG at - atari.archive (ekrimen perhaps?). I thought I'd give it a peek, but it - doesn't seem to work correctly in either low or med resolution. It seems - to be out of synch with the tv (Yes, I use a tv for color-only stuff and - [...deleted...] Don't load any memory resident programs or desk accessories. The demo should also be run in low res. It looks strange in med. If you have an ICD hard drive, disable the booter. I don't think that's the problem, as I've run the demo with all my normal auto stuff and accessories and it works fine. The problem is probably the fact that the demo uses a software overscan hack to put graphics in the border. This is extremely tricky and requires perfect synchronization with the monitor, something you're not likely to get with an RF modulator and a TV set. entropy
jburka@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeff Burka) (02/11/91)
In article <ENTROPY.91Feb11015512@pogo.ai.mit.edu> entropy@ai.mit.edu (entropy) writes: >In article <1991Feb11.053755.19095@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes: >> Don't load any memory resident programs or desk accessories. The >> demo should also be run in low res. It looks strange in med. If >> you have an ICD hard drive, disable the booter. >I don't think that's the problem, as I've run the demo with all my >normal auto stuff and accessories and it works fine. The problem is >probably the fact that the demo uses a software overscan hack to put >graphics in the border. This is extremely tricky and requires perfect >synchronization with the monitor, something you're not likely to get >with an RF modulator and a TV set. I had problems with the demo (blocks of gibberish) until I put it on a floppy and booted without the HD or any TSRs/ACCs. It would seem to depend on what auto programs one is running.... Jeff -- |Jeffrey C. Burka |"I've lost my way through this world of | |jburka@silver.ucs.indiana.edu | profanities/I thrive on the wind and | |jburka@amber.ucs.indiana.edu | the rain and the cold." --Happy Rhodes|