aliu@aludra.usc.edu (Terminal Entry) (08/01/89)
Regarding the BI80 card, I was told there are two versions available, a standard one, and a `Deluxe' one... is that true? If so, what are the major differences between them? Thanks in advance.
Geoffrey.Welsh@p0.f171.n221.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Geoffrey Welsh) (08/02/89)
> From: aliu@aludra.usc.edu (Terminal Entry) > Message-ID: <4581@merlin.usc.edu> > Regarding the BI80 card, I was told there are two versions available, a > standard one, and a `Deluxe' one... is that true? > > If so, what are the major differences between them? There were a couple of versions, but I don't think any were "deluxe"; the major difference is that the early versions had a manual switch for you to select which of the 40- and 80-column screens were sent to the monitor (assuming you fed the video output from the VIC chip back into the BI-80 card) while later versions had an internal software switch for that. At least, that's what I recall from my (and Matt's) discussion with Steve Douglas (who did the firmware) a month or two back, and from whatever else I've learned from owning one (in the deep dark past) and knowing a coupe people who owned one. -- Geoffrey Welsh - via FidoNet node 1:221/162 UUCP: ...!watmath!isishq!171.0!Geoffrey.Welsh Internet: Geoffrey.Welsh@p0.f171.n221.z1.FIDONET.ORG