Re: BeamRacer is coming… request for comments

From: tokafondo <tokafondo_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 15:24:02 -0500 (CDT)
Message-ID: <1590783842693-0.post_at_n4.nabble.com>
I will try to remember the questions I posted earlier, this time with no
'raw' tags.


- What's the minimum work unit of the VASYL: the bit (pixel) or the byte
(char line)?

- Can the VASYL memory replace the C64 memory so the VIC-II uses the former
instead of the later?

- Who's refreshing the DRAM once the beamracer is installed?

- Who's providing the system clock once the beamracer is installed?

- Can the VASYL isolate the VIC-II from the system so the C64 can run as if
it wouldn't have a VIC-II installed?

- Can the beamracer work by itself with the VIC-II with no need of the rest
of the C64? (asumming it's powered and/or clocked as needed)

also...

- Can the VASYL make the VIC-II switch between different color modes in a
*single* raster line?

- Can the VASYL make the VIC-II switch between different color modes in
alternate raster lines?

- Can the VASYL be used to expand the borders so a resolution higher than
320 or 200 can be achieved?

and finally...

- Could a kernel mod, or a new kernel, make the VASYL make the VIC-II work
in 400x200 resolution, by expanding for 40 pixels or 5 char columns each
side, so it would enable an 80 column mode with a custom charset of 5x8
fonts?





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