[Coco] CoCo3FPGA new 640x450 256-color graphic mode

Richard E. Crislip rcrislip at neo.rr.com
Wed Sep 30 18:47:31 EDT 2015


On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:55:26 -0500
Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com> wrote:

> My sentiments exactly! 😃
> 
> Dave Philipsen
> 
> > On Sep 30, 2015, at 3:31 AM, Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > The name "CoCo3FPGA" is a bit misleading.
> > 
> > It's far more than that.
> > 
> > - VGA both scan doubled CoCo3 modes plus true 640x480 VGA
> > - 4096 color palette
> > - Close to full CoCo3 software compatibility (improving all the
> > time)
> > - PS/2 keyboard, drivewire support and SD card.
> > - up to 25Mhz operation (a 40sec assembly language compile took
> > 3sec!)
> > 
> > and less that $180 for a fully assembled board (firmware is free).
> > 
> > Not a CoCo2.... not a CoCo3.... A COCO4!!!
> > 
> > Nick
> > 
> > 
> >> On 30/09/2015 8:18 AM, Dave Philipsen wrote:
> >> Just thought I'd give everyone a glimpse of what's happening with
> >> CoCo3FPGA.  Gary has just added a brand new video mode that gives
> >> higher resolution and more colors.  Here's a link to a video that
> >> demonstrates the new mode:
> >> 
> >> https://youtu.be/YTrqKphZiyw
> > 
> > 
> > 
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I've actually made that a personal project of mine since my retirement.
I'm currently looking for a suitable project box.


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