By the way: I forgot to tell that it is possible to just connect a TV instead of
the Apple IIgs RGB analog monitor (same resolution and # of colors); just like
what I can do on my PowerMacintosh 8100/80 AV (eight years later)

Emile

"David A. Gatwood" wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Dave Huang wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, David A. Gatwood wrote:
> > > Not a color display.... unless you're talking about the analog RGB display
> > > they used with the IIgs (which wo't work on Macs), which ran at... 320 x
> > > 480, I think?  Something really bizarre.
> >
> > The 512x384 Mac question has been answered, but for those who are
> > interested in the trivia, the IIgs video maxed out at 640x200. Very
> > rectangular pixels in that mode :) 320x200 was also an option, as were
> > all of the pre-IIgs Apple II modes (560x192, 280x192, 80x48, 40x48).
> 
> Okay.  I knew it was a really small number in one direction.  200.  That's
> right.  640x200 was one of the two SHR modes, and 320x200 was the other.
> Those analog displays... some weird resolutions because it didn't matter
> much -- fixed sync monitors, just using partial pixels to emulate
> different resolutions, IIRC.  One thing about an analog waveform,
> resolution becomes a lot less complicated.  :-)
> 
> David
> 
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