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Message from discussion DHRG on the IIgs vs IIe/IIc

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Subject: Re: DHRG on the IIgs vs IIe/IIc
From: Tempest <reichert2...@gmail.com>
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On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:58:07 PM UTC-5, D Finnigan wrote:
> Tempest wrote:
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> > I keep hearing that the Apple IIgs doesn't display Double Hi-Res Graphics
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> > 100% correctly when in Apple IIe mode.  Unfortunately I can't seem to find
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> > any pictures to do comparisons or any that show what the differences are.
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> > Does anyone know what the problem is and what to look for?  It's been
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> > awhile since I've had my IIgs hooked up, but IIRC the DHRG games looked
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> > fine (maybe a little blurry but that could just be my crappy monitor).  At
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> > this point I'm just curious and would like to see the difference for
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> > myself.  I'll dig out my IIgs if I must, but I was hoping someone had
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> > already done this. :)
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> >
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> This is probably related to the Alternate Display Mode setting in the text
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> control panel which affects text screen 2.
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> As I recall, some games such as Pac-Man would display as a screen full of
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> the digit '2' until the Alternate Display mode was activated.
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> ]DF$
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No that's not it.  I know about the Alternate Display Mode thing like you describe.  This was something that only affected DHRG.  I think it was something to do with the pixel width or something of that nature.