XPost: comp.sys.sinclair, comp.sys.atari.8bit, comp.sys.apple2   
   XPost: comp.sys.cbm   
   From: eric@brouhaha.com   
      
   "Michael J. Mahon"  writes:   
   > His point is well taken--the Apple II display mapping is motivated   
   > by the desire to display 40 characters/280 pixels per line while   
   > leaving as few/small holes as possible and using as little logic   
   > as possible.  DRAM refresh is not a primary consideration, since   
   > its requirements are easily met by many mappings.   
      
   And if you install the Video Associate Labs VB3 Microkeyer in your   
   Apple II or Apple II+, you get some added video modes including linear   
   mapping.   
      
   Wish I still had mine.  Sigh.   
      
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