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This video compares the C128's VDC chip to the IBM-PCs CGA technology.
It shows how CGA-Lowres graphics in 160x100 resolution with 16 colors can be displayed on the VDC-chip.
Programming is done in Commodore Basic 7, introducing a 30-year old Basic extension called VDC-Basic.
Find the german version of this video here: • C128 zeigt CGA in 16 F...
Sources shown in the video:
github.com/The8BitTheory/vdc-...
VDC-Basic documentation, sources and binaries:
github.com/The8BitTheory/vdc-...
The blog that acted as inspiration to this:
bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com...
CGA-Lowres mode explained:
int10h.org/blog/2015/04/cga-i...
Complete list of all CGA-Lowres games:
nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/...
Paku Paku project website:
deathshadow.com/pakuPaku
The video about RLE Encoding in Commodore Basic in English:
• C128 Basic 100x faster...
The video about RLE Encoding in Commodore Basic in German:
• REU und GeoRAM in BASI...
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Thanks to emulaThor for allowing using his images.
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