Table of Modes and Screen Format#
This is the corrected version of 'Table of Modes and Screen Format' taken from the Atari Basic Errata
| Gr.Mode | Mode Type | Hor. Columns | Vert. Rows Split Screen | Vert. Rows Full Screen | Number of Color Regs. | Split Screen 1) | RAM Required (Bytes) Full Screen 1) | RAM required ScreenMem/ScreenMen w/ Split Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Text | 40 | - | 24 | 1,5 | - | 992 | dec:960/- hex:$03c0/- |
| 1 | Text | 20 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 674 | 672 | dec:480/400 hex:$01E0/$0190 |
| 2 | Text | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 424 | 420 | dec:240/200 hex:$00F0/$00C8 |
| 3 | Graphics | 40 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 434 | 432 | dec:240/200 hex:$00F0/$00C8 |
| 4 | Graphics | 80 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 694 | 696 | dec:480/400 hex:$01E0/$0190 |
| 5 | Graphics | 80 | 40 | 48 | 4 | 1174 | 1176 | dec:960/800 hex:$0496/$0498 |
| 6 | Graphics | 160 | 80 | 96 | 2 | 2174 | 2184 | dec:1920/1600 hex:$0780/$0640 |
| 7 | Graphics | 160 | 80 | 96 | 4 | 4190 | 4200 | dec:3840/3200 hex:$0F00/$0C80 |
| 8 | Graphics | 320 | 160 | 192 | 1,5 | 8112 | 8138 | dec:7680/6400 hex:$1E00/$1900 |
Note 1) RAM required includes RAM for Display List
Picture#
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see Color Topics, topic list, Display List Instruction Table