From: dave-ng@nospam.tld   
      
   Sometime on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:04:26 +0100, Knut Roll-Lund scribbled:   
      
   > Actually makes the 32 char model less useful because you would be   
   > switching back and forth with the page button to see all the text.   
      
   I had a fruit machine program which made use of it.  The main "reels" on   
   the left in large type and then use the "page" switch for the   
   instruction/payout page.  In normal 64 char mode it looked odd and   
   squashed.   
      
   > The 32 char button is called 'Video Cut' and is on the back, the 'Page'   
   > button is over the '-' key. Next to it is 'F1' which enables the   
   > cassette (for positioning etc.) F1 is useful.   
      
   Oops.  Yes, you are right :-)   
      
   >   
   > The relay on a Genie is bigger and more loud so software that play with   
   > it creates quite an effect. I have one breakout that does this (came out   
   > of a magazine, PCW probably).   
   >   
   > As I see it the 32 char mode of the Genie is so stupid that I modified   
   > my old Genie so it works like a Model I in this regard. It was at the   
   > same time I widened the characters to 8 pixels, so I was reworking the   
   > divider chain anyway.   
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   Dave   
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