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Color Classic 640x480 hires screen hack
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Clinically Insane
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Nov 24, 2009, 05:52 PM
 
With my super leet soldering skillz, I successfully hacked my Color Classic's analogue board to a full 640x480 pixels. Considering I've never soldered a damn thing in my life, I think it turned out awesome.

"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction
with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the
moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the
neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'"
     
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Nov 24, 2009, 06:12 PM
 
Going to share how? That's the best part!!

What resolution was it before?
     
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Nov 24, 2009, 07:53 PM
 
The Color Classic looked like a cool thing to have. Congrats on the success.

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Nov 24, 2009, 08:11 PM
 
Originally Posted by seanc View Post
Going to share how? That's the best part!!
Macintosh Color Classic High-Res Upgrade

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What resolution was it before?
512x384, same as the original B&W Macs. The problem is that many System 7 apps (especially games) required a minimum of 640x480.
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction
with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the
moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the
neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'"
     
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Dec 15, 2009, 01:08 PM
 
I just swapped out the motherboard on my CC with an LC 575. I then just bought a Presenter 575sc adapter, which clips onto the video chip on the motherboard and offers a VGA port to connect an external monitor.

My goal is to swap out the CRT with an 800x600 LCD screen. My Color Classic is gonna be pimp.
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction
with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the
moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the
neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'"
     
   
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