Date   : Fri, 07 Apr 2000 07:34:23 +0100
From   : Mike Tomlinson <mike@...>
Subject: Re: Graphics

In article <20000406183141.10269.qmail@...>, F.
Haroon <haroonpd@...> writes

>Hi everyone, does anyone know whether there's ever
>been a graphics acceleration card or peripheral of
>some sort made for the Acorn machines,

The Serial Port (Hugo Fiennes' company) came up with an enhancer card
called the PCATS Graphics Enhancer.  This is a podule for the Archimedes
series.  It has two sockets on the back, and the video out from the Arc
goes into the PCATS, then the monitor plugs into the PCATS.  I have the
original boxed card here, with the original manual and software.  If you
would like to make me an offer for it, mail me direct:
mike@...

> particularly
>the BBC's?

Mike Cook came up with a widget in his Body Builder series, printed in
the Micro User magazine, which converted the digital (TTL) RGB from the
BBC to analogue so that it could display more colours (I forget exactly
how many) on an analogue monitor.  He included software with it so you
could adapt existing applications to use the new colour palette.  Have a
look on the Web for his Body Building series which are archived
somewhere (you may find a link to them from TBL!) - if you do find the
link, please post it back to the list so I can have a look.  Thanks.

Mike

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Mike Tomlinson
mike@...