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Amiga Screens: A Primer

by msephton on 9/25/2026, 7:31:12 AM

https://www.datagubbe.se/amscr/

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by: weinzierl

How do different resolutions (pixel sizes) work? I get that everything memory related (including color mode and depth) could be switched on a raster line.<p>In theory it should be possible to change the frequency of the video signal mid screen as well, but I have a hard time to imagine switching repeatedly every frame wouldn&#x27;t have driven the monitors of the time crazy. Even multi-sync monitors needed probably a couple of frames to sync, right?

9/25/2026, 12:14:18 PM


by: MiroslavPokorny

Maybe its me, but i believe the primary or secondary reason for screen is different screens had different resolutions and color depths, both of which dont really exist these days on any major OS.

9/25/2026, 10:48:22 AM