My New Year’s resolution is 640x400 at 70 Hz.
The VGA standard is better known for having 480 lines at 60 Hz, but 400 lines at 70 Hz was also supported - at the exact same line frequency of 31.5 kHz - and was often used for text. Ok so most text modes used 9 pixel wide character cells for 720 pixels at 28.32 Mpx/sec, but I prefer 640 px because that’s what the Neotron Pico does. Your BIOS probably used it during the memory count so it could show the Energy Star logo bitmap.
Jonathan ‘theJPster’ Pallant /
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2023-12-31 20:53:12
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