rp0q+@andrew.cmu.edu (Roger Preisendefer, III) (12/19/87)
I have read about a video upgrade for the C128 which would give it 64k of video RAM. What does this do for the machine?
howie@pnet02.cts.com (Howard Herman) (12/21/87)
It upgrades your video information from its present 16k to 64k, which in turn allows you to view on your monitor Hi-Res graphics, and color information, that would not otherwise be available. I am making available to anyone who wants it everything necessary for the upgrade for $13, including postage. This would include two #4464's, properly rated, and made by Hitachi, two matching IC sockets, and detailed installation instructions. You should be familiar with soldering around PC boards to do this yourself, else have a pro do it for you. For the set, send your check to: Howie Herman, 229 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016. Shipping will be by UPS, so please no PO Box for addresses. Thanks. UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd!crash, ihnp4!scgvaxd!cadovax}!gryphon!pnet02!howie INET: howie@pnet02.CTS.COM
seven@nuchat.UUCP (David Paulsen) (12/26/87)
In article <2667@gryphon.CTS.COM>, howie@pnet02.cts.com (Howard Herman) writes: [about increasing your 128's video ram from 16K to 64K...] > It upgrades your video information from its present 16k > to 64k, which in turn allows you to view on your monitor > Hi-Res graphics, and color information, that would not > otherwise be available. > > Howie Herman, 229 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016. > UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd!crash, ihnp4!scgvaxd!cadovax}!gryphon!pnet02!howie > INET: howie@pnet02.CTS.COM In addition to the added 80-column graphics capabilities mentioned here, you can also keep extra character sets (fonts) in the added video ram, or even use the extra memory as a ram disk. Software to do the latter was published in the Transactor Vol-7, Issue-1 (July 1986). -- David Paulsen - CHARTER MEMBER, WILLIAM WINDOM FAN CLUB ..uunet!nuchat!seven "It had a maw that could swallow a DOZEN starships!" --Commodore Matt Decker, chewing on the scenery again