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VidHD - 80 column [message #389519] Fri, 07 February 2020 06:56 Go to next message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: B T

Greetings,

I am about to start messing around with my VidHD card tonight. I read forum posts here, and the manual. Probably obvious, but I still am not 100% sure how the 80 column mode will work.
Specifically, on a IIE, what will happen with programs that make the normal call to slot#3 for 80 column? Both with the VidHD in slot 3, or other. Will they function normally? The manual seems to indicate such programs may need to be modified?

Thanks for any help.

-BT
Re: VidHD - 80 column [message #389816 is a reply to message #389519] Fri, 07 February 2020 11:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tom Lake is currently offline  Tom Lake
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On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 6:56:08 AM UTC-5, B T wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am about to start messing around with my VidHD card tonight. I read forum posts here, and the manual. Probably obvious, but I still am not 100% sure how the 80 column mode will work.
> Specifically, on a IIE, what will happen with programs that make the normal call to slot#3 for 80 column? Both with the VidHD in slot 3, or other. Will they function normally? The manual seems to indicate such programs may need to be modified?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> -BT

Do you know of any programs in particular? I use my VidHD exclusively and haven't found any software that doesn't work with it. YMMV.

Tom L
Re: VidHD - 80 column [message #389819 is a reply to message #389519] Sat, 08 February 2020 20:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: James Kruth

B T <btt071871@gmail.com> writes:

> Greetings,
>
> I am about to start messing around with my VidHD card tonight. I read
> forum posts here, and the manual. Probably obvious, but I still am not
> 100% sure how the 80 column mode will work.
> Specifically, on a IIE, what will happen with programs that make the
> normal call to slot#3 for 80 column? Both with the VidHD in slot 3, or
> other. Will they function normally? The manual seems to indicate such
> programs may need to be modified?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> -BT

I haven't yet tried the VidHD in my IIe, but in my IIgs I did notice
that some programs didn't like the VidHD ROM (instead of the standard 80
column ROM). As long as I kept it disabled everything worked without
issue.

I would guess that in a IIe with an 80 column memory expansion in slot
0, the VidHD would work just fine in slot 3, with the memory expansion's
slot 3 ROM taking precedence over the VidHD's.

- James
Re: VidHD - 80 column [message #389820 is a reply to message #389819] Sat, 08 February 2020 22:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tom Lake is currently offline  Tom Lake
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On Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 8:43:28 PM UTC-5, James Kruth wrote:
> B T <btt071871@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I am about to start messing around with my VidHD card tonight. I read
>> forum posts here, and the manual. Probably obvious, but I still am not
>> 100% sure how the 80 column mode will work.
>> Specifically, on a IIE, what will happen with programs that make the
>> normal call to slot#3 for 80 column? Both with the VidHD in slot 3, or
>> other. Will they function normally? The manual seems to indicate such
>> programs may need to be modified?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> -BT
>
> I haven't yet tried the VidHD in my IIe, but in my IIgs I did notice
> that some programs didn't like the VidHD ROM (instead of the standard 80
> column ROM). As long as I kept it disabled everything worked without
> issue.
>
> I would guess that in a IIe with an 80 column memory expansion in slot
> 0, the VidHD would work just fine in slot 3, with the memory expansion's
> slot 3 ROM taking precedence over the VidHD's.
>
> - James

I have a 4MB RAMWorks IIII in slot 0 and VidHD in slot 3 of my IIe Platinum.. So far I haven't had any problems in any mode. I don't run a wide variety of programs, though so it's certainly possible that one or more of the many I don't run would have problems.

Tom L

Tom L
Re: VidHD - 80 column [message #389824 is a reply to message #389519] Sun, 09 February 2020 20:20 Go to previous message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: B T

I finally installed it to my apple iie, enhanced. Along with a CFFA3000.
I didn't perform exhaustive testing, but i ran into no issues within a couple hours playing with my favorite software. Very nice device. I think I will order another to have a backup. Nothing beats a CRT for pure nostalgia.. But it's nice having an option when you are running out of CRTs. And/or can't commit the space!
-BT
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