[Coco] Semigraphics modes examples

[Jim Gerrie]

Stephen,

 

I just posted an entry on my blog about making some Semigraphics 6 games for
the MC-10 (the little bro to the Coco):

 

http://jimgerrie.blogspot.ca/

 

I also have a Semigraphics 6 game for the Coco called "Monster." It's on the
JGGAMES9.DSK of my BASIC games compilation:

http://faculty.cbu.ca/jgerrie/Home/JGGAMES.zip

 

As noted, it won't run on a Coco3 (it will even tell you that on startup).
You can try it on a Coco 2 emulator like XROAR or Mocha.

 

Jim

 

 

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Stephen Robinson <

nix.thinkpenguin at gmail.com> wrote:

 

> I don't really have much time at all for Coco's anymore (sadly). But

> there was one especially large lingering question in my mind. What

> were the semigraphics modes? I heard much about them in the Rainbow

> magazines. How the Coco 3 didn't support them (all). How the size of

> them was odd. Etc.. But never could I find an example to run.

> 

> So, if nothing more than to finally solve this childhood mystery, is

> there some reference which I could see to finally explain these

> magical text graphics modes to me?

> 

> Thanks,

> Stephen