Re: [hatari-devel] Sync byte on Falcon

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On 9 Sep 2023 at 5:15, Thomas Huth wrote:
> 
> I think this comes from "HE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO THE FALCON VIDEO
> HARDWARE BY AURA AND ANIMAL MINE", see e.g.:
> 
>  https://bus-error.nokturnal.pl/dl124
> 
> It says:
> 
> $FFFF820A [R/W] _______0  .................................. SYNC-MODE
>                       ||
>                       |+--Synchronisation [ 0:internal / 1:external ]
>                       +---Vertical frequency [ Read-only bit ]
>                           [ Monochrome monitor:0 / Colour monitor:1 ]
> 
It's possible this is a misinterpretation of test results.  If bit 1 is the PAL 
bit, someone doing a test in Europe would naturally see this as 1 when a colour 
monitor is plugged in.

> Is anyone with a Falcon able to reproduce this?
> 
I may be able to test this in a week or so with NTSC, I need to get my RGB 
monitor out of storage.  

Roger




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