5 Dec
2007
5 Dec
'07
4:35 p.m.
On Wed, 5 Dec 2007, Tony Duell wrote:
I doubt it. There is a bandwidth limitation on the
NTSC signal, which is
independant of the type of final display device used, and that's what
makes 80 column text unreadable on colour NTSC displays.
I would certainly never claim that it is pleasant to use, nor even
practical, but I have seen 80 column text (CGA) on some color NTSC
displays that are "READABLE".
B&W composite monitors are "usable" on CGA, in either mode 2 or 3.