[Coco] CoCo 3 FPGA?

[jdaggett at gate.net]

On 28 Jul 2007 at 23:42, Mark McDougall wrote:


> rondelvo wrote:

> 

> > why stop at 256 colors?

> 

> Because the poor old 6809 - even at 12MHz - would have a hard time

> shifting around a few MB of graphics memory...

> 

> Regards,

> 


Mark I agree whole hardily. One could do 24 bit color with a pallette register 
much as the Coco does  now. But trtue 16 bit or 24 bit color even at 25 MHz 
speed requires a whole lot more than a minor hardware change. One would 
need a separate GPU instead of a VDU.

james