Mac IIfx Resolution Question (Games playing in a window)

[Tempest]

Hopefully someone here can answer this question. I have a Mac IIfx with a RasterOps 8XL card hooked up to a 14" Apple monitor. Everything looks fine, but I've noticed that System 7 is being displayed at a very high resolution (everything is kind of small looking). This isn't a problem for me, but when I go to try and play an old System 6 game it's displayed in a small window (works just fine though). I tried this with Shufflepuck Cafe, Social Climber, and Gunshy. They all run full screen on my SE/30 but windowed on my IIfx.

I assume this is due to the screen being set to a higher resolution and not some odd incompatibility. If, so what resolution should I set the IIfx to? What video card is recommended? The RasterOps 8XL came with the system, but alternatives seem to be fairly cheap to buy.

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[Unknown_K]

You should be able in the monitor control panel to adjust the resolution lower then 800x600 or whatever it is now. The problem is the game probably works in native compact resolution (512x342 or something like that) and most Apple 14" monitors like 640x480 minimum.

 

[Tempest]

Ahh ok. So no matter what there's always going to be a little boarder right? I'll have to see what resolution I have it set to because right now it's playing in a window that's only a quarter of the screen at most.

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[Byrd]

If an Apple Trinitron monitor, it probably has a fixed resolution - something like a plan VGA or LCD VGA monitor might allow you to lower the resolution - but I wouldn't bet it goes below 640 x 480.

You might also want to install the Rasterops drivers for the card, which aren't usually necessary but might provide additional resolutions to select, and minor graphical speed ups.

JB

 

[Scott Baret]

If you're using software designed for compact Mac screens, I recommend purchasing one of the Apple 12" RGB monitors. These monitors were often sold with LCs and some techs continue to call them "LC monitors". It doesn't work with every video card--not sure about the RasterOps, but you can check Apple's cards here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA46615?viewlocale=en_US

This monitor displays a 512 x 384 resolution, not too far off from the 512 x 342 of the compacts, and programs such as Shufflepuck will fit very nicely--you won't really notice much of a difference from the compacts vertically, and there's no difference horizontally.