[Coco] Coco2 26-3027 question.

[gene heskett]

On Saturday, November 06, 2010 06:30:14 pm Mark Ormond did opine:

> It's in the border, not the standard display.
> Using cls only changes the color in the main display, not the border.
> 
> 
> Using a 13" TV my border is around 1.5 inches on the sides. On the left
> side, the very left hand .25 inch or so is green.
> 

That sure sounds as if you are seeing the color burst signal, to the 
untrained eye, that is about the right color.  Can you make the pix any 
wider?  Its normally lost off the left edge of the screen and out of sight, 
but with 1.5" borders on a 13" tube, you are going to see it.

> Games I have found that do it.
> 
> Daggaroth.
> Demon Attack
> Arkanoid
> The King
> Zaxxon
> Froggie 1.1
> 
> 
> Games that don't
> 
> Dragon Fire
> 
> 
> Later,
> dabone
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
> On Behalf Of Rogelio Perea Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 4:25 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Coco2 26-3027 question.
> 
> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Mark Ormond
> <markormond at mtxsystems.com>wrote:
> 
> Ok, I'm working on the 26-3027 that I got yesterday.
> 
> > The power switch is broken, but it's broken in the on position. :)
> > 
> > (still looking for a power switch and reset switch.)
> > 
> > 
> > I've upgraded it the 64k of ram and ran a memory test on it all night
> > with no errors.
> > 
> > The one strange thing I've noticed when playing games is the left hand
> > side of the screen has a green bar running vertically in the border
> > area.
> > 
> > Is this normal in some models?
> 
> Normal? in none. I assume this condition is prevalent only in games as
> you describe, what happens in Basic if you try clearing the screen to
> any other color than the default green, say a red CLS 4, or cyan CLS 6?
> 
> 
> -- RP
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