26863 21APR87-1843 Telecommunications
HELP!
From: FREDAHLBERG To: GREGMILLER
Greg–
Know how to get GETerm to work on the CoCo 3
through the bit banger at 300? I can’t get it
to do a thing! The graphics are nice (I love
80 col!) but I can’t commmunicate! Thanks–
–Fred–
26864 21APR87-1855 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26863)
From: GREGMILLER To: FREDAHLBERG
Fred -
How to get GETERM work work at 300 through the bitbanger?
Just set RS232 PAK off (It’ll default to it if you’ve got it plugged in!),
set the baud rate to 300, & you’re off.
– Greg
26865 21APR87-1905 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26864)
From: FREDAHLBERG To: GREGMILLER
GREG–
I was using a copy of GETerm that
wasn’t set for communications thru
the serial port… Wierd, though,
it’s running fine with the RS-232
pak plugged in… Oh, what are decent
default colors for the CoCo 3?
I tried several combinations, none of
which I could read (I’m right now on
a B&W TV! Don’t have my monitor on yet.)
So what do you suggest?
Thanks a mill–
–Fred
26867 21APR87-2022 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26865)
From: GREGMILLER To: FREDAHLBERG
Fred,
GETERM Defaults are White on Black.
– Greg
27038 26APR87-0141 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26865)
From: GREGL To: FREDAHLBERG
Fred,
On a monochrome monitor I’ve found 63 and 0 to be the best colors to use.
I think 0 is black and 63 is white, or just the opposite. This looks dandy
on my BMC green screen monitor and is the defaults I use daily.
Greg
26871 21APR87-2242 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26867)
From: FREDAHLBERG To: GREGMILLER
Greg–
I don’t like white on black! It
artifacts to funny greenish tones (all
slightly reminiscent of the old 32 col
display) which is rather annoying. Do
you know of any other good combinations?
Like Black on Blue or something? I noticed
that the GECUSTM util allows you to
change colors, but what values equal
what? Are they the same ones that are in
the BASIC manual — and which palette?
Yes, I’m new to the Coco3 and would REALLY
appreciate your help.
Again–
–Fred
26882 22APR87-0014 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26871)
From: GREGMILLER To: FREDAHLBERG
Fred,
Yes – the values are the same. Palettes are palettes. That is out of
my hands. You have 64 colors. On a composite monitor, that’s 4 shades
of 16 colors. On an RGB, it’s the combination of 4 levels of Red, Green and
Blue.
There are so many colors, that making names for them isn’t a good idea.
(Rick – didn’t you have a quote for that? “One man’s magenta..”?)
I use an RGB, and -I- prefer a foreground of 63 on a background of 1.
That’s white on dark blue.
– Greg
26884 22APR87-0211 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26882)
From: RICKADAMS To: FREDAHLBERG
As Greg mentions, “one man’s magenta is another man’s light pink.” But
Greg uses white on dark blue (63 on 1), whereas my favorite is white
on light blue (63 on 8). That’s for RGB… for composite, that would
be 63 on 14 (Greg) and 63 on 13 (Rick). Maybe other people will pipe
up (UNIX pun unintended) and tell of THEIR favorite color sets for
telecommunicating.
26904 22APR87-2242 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26884)
From: FREDAHLBERG To: RICKADAMS
Rick & Greg–
Thanks for your responses.
The white on black REALLY gets to me,
and after fddling with palletes & slots
& ATTRs this afternoon I was rather
dismayed by the power of our new CoCo3!
Yes, 63 on 13 is exactly what I
wanted (I use ATTR3,2 from BASIC for
the same effect on a CMP monitor) –
far more legible & less eyestrain.
Oh, I even found a really gross orange
on red combination — not for those who
want to be able to readd after they
leave their CoCo!
I just pulled my RS-232 pak out of
my multipak and GETerm defaults perfectly.
HAVE FUN!
–Fred
26911 22APR87-2312 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26884)
From: MIKEWARD To: RICKADAMS
Why Sho’. I use white (63) on a pool-table green background. (2).
26973 24APR87-2020 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26884)
From: GLOEFER To: RICKADAMS
Piping now!
I prefer white (63) on dark green(2) or med blue (3) (rgb that is)
Hmmm, sounds like an impromptu poll!
Gene Loefer
26947 23APR87-2247 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 26911)
From: RICKADAMS To: MIKEWARD
Ahhhh. White on pool-table green… sounds restful. Have to try
that sometime.
27052 26APR87-1436 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27038)
From: FREDAHLBERG To: GREGL
Greg–
Now I’m using a 13″ composite display… and
I like the looks of the white (63) on blue (12)
display… but it tends to get to me. Things
STILL artifact ALOT on a composite monitor…
even with the CoCo 3.
So, I tried a few other combinations and I’m
still not sure which is best. i think I’ll
start looking for an RGB monitor…
Later–
–Fred
27136 28APR87-0103 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27052)
From: GREGL To: FREDAHLBERG
Fred,
You’ll be forever hooked if you get an RGB monitor… I just wish
I had the money to buy one myself!
Greg
27416 5MAY87-2103 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27052)
From: RHP To: FREDAHLBERG
I notice that most everyone using light letters on
a dark screen uses white letters. I find that too
harsh for long term work. I find a foreground
color 51 (light green) with a background 8 (blue)
to provide plenty of contrast for sharp viewing
without being harsh. The green letters appear more
white than green (my mother always told me that
green & blue don’t go well together).
These comments apply to RGB.
27431 6MAY87-0055 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27416)
From: FREDAHLBERG To: RHP
51 on 8… I’ll have to try it…
I’ve been fiddling with CLEAR-F1 on
GETERM and like 28 on 12…
yes, white artifacts strangely on
a CMP monitor as well as making you
go into convulsions after several hours
of typing on Delphi–
–Fred
27433 6MAY87-0127 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27431)
From: RHP To: FREDAHLBERG
Art Flexser’s program COLORADJ.BAS is great for trying out color combos of
background, foreground & border co. I’m not sure it’s here on DELPHI (probably
is), but I know it’s on C**. (I agood
thing Mart’ys away & didn’t ‘hear’ me say that C word.
27437 6MAY87-0203 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27433)
From: ARTFLEXSER To: RHP
Yep, Rich, COLORADJ.BAS is here too, in the Utilities database (I think).
27440 6MAY87-0920 Telecommunications
RE: HELP! (Re: Msg 27437)
From: RHP To: ARTFLEXSER
Art,
Thought you might be interested in a couple of
minor changes I made to COLORADJ.BAS for my own
use. Line 190 allows FAST color changes. My
‘visual memory’ is short & I wanted to compare
quickly. Line 275 helps choose a border that
‘fits’ with the foreground color chosen.
190 IF PEEK(341)=247 THEN P=P+1:GOTO230 ELSE IF PEEK(342)=247 THEN
P=P-1:GOTO230 ELSE IF PEEK(344)<>247 THEN 230
275 PRINT:PRINT”CHECK CONTRAST OF FOREGROUND & BORDER”:PRINT”LOOK ESPECIALLY AT
THE VERTICAL BARS OF THE”:PRINT”LETTERS ‘L’ AT THE BEGINNING OF THESE LINES”