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    From cts 3000@3:770/3 to All on Mon Mar 25 05:27:21 2019
    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Thanks,

    Chris

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to All on Mon Mar 25 17:18:18 2019
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
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    Andreas

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  • From Pinku Basudei@3:770/3 to cts3000@gmail.com on Tue Mar 26 04:25:04 2019
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Thanks,

    Chris

    As Andreas K writes, no it's not possible on a real C64. You could fork an emulator like VICE for instance and change the palette to something you like. That would not be a C64 emulation but something else though.

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to Pinku Basudei on Tue Mar 26 15:22:19 2019
    On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:25:04 +0100, Pinku Basudei wrote:

    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Thanks,

    Chris

    As Andreas K writes, no it's not possible on a real C64. You could
    fork an emulator like VICE for instance and change the palette to
    something you like. That would not be a C64 emulation but something
    else though.

    But now I thought may be you could mess with the RF signal from the RCA
    jack. Using a modern day computer and "rewrite" the signal. Don't know if
    there exist ready to run solutions for this idea.
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  • From cts 3000@3:770/3 to Andreas Kohlbach on Sun Mar 31 11:04:06 2019
    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/

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  • From Pinku Basudei@3:770/3 to cts3000@gmail.com on Sat Apr 6 15:05:56 2019
    On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/


    You could get or emulate a ZX Spectrum, those colors are as saturated as possible in this universe.

    --

    / Pinku

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  • From Pinku Basudei@3:770/3 to cts3000@gmail.com on Sat Apr 6 15:05:56 2019
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    On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/


    You could get or emulate a ZX Spectrum, those colors are as saturated as possible in this universe.

    --

    / Pinku

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  • From cts 3000@3:770/3 to Pinku Basudei on Sun Apr 7 07:36:20 2019
    On Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 9:05:57 AM UTC-4, Pinku Basudei wrote:
    On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/


    You could get or emulate a ZX Spectrum, those colors are as saturated as
    possible in this universe.

    --

    / Pinku

    ZX Spectrum graphics are terrible.

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to All on Sun Apr 7 15:37:11 2019
    On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 07:36:20 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    On Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 9:05:57 AM UTC-4, Pinku Basudei wrote:
    On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
    cts 3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> wrote:

    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 5:18:19 PM UTC-4, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:27:21 -0700 (PDT), cts 3000 wrote:

    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Suppose it's not possible. It's all hard coded.

    Why do you want this?
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/


    You could get or emulate a ZX Spectrum, those colors are as saturated as possible in this universe.

    --

    / Pinku

    ZX Spectrum graphics are terrible.

    And don't forget the attribute clash <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_clash>.
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
    https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/

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  • From Harry Potter@3:770/3 to All on Fri Apr 19 17:04:12 2019
    On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 2:04:07 PM UTC-4, cts 3000 wrote:
    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    I remember when I was young that I couldn't determine the difference between red, orange and brown on the monitor. Maybe it's the monitor, or maybe you can change the settings in front of the monitor, i.e. the color, brightness and contrast settings.
    Try it. :)

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to Harry Potter on Sat Apr 20 13:16:13 2019
    On Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:04:12 -0700 (PDT), Harry Potter wrote:

    On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 2:04:07 PM UTC-4, cts 3000 wrote:
    I am tired of seeing the "washed out" colors.

    I remember when I was young that I couldn't determine the difference
    between red, orange and brown on the monitor. Maybe it's the monitor,
    or maybe you can change the settings in front of the monitor, i.e. the
    color, brightness and contrast settings. Try it. :)

    Or "colorblindness". I have this too. Even when I emulate a Commodore 64
    in VICE and a LCD display.
    --
    Andreas

    My random thoughts and comments
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  • From Harry Potter@3:770/3 to All on Sat Apr 20 12:37:54 2019
    Or "colorblindness". I have this too. Even when I emulate a Commodore 64
    in VICE and a LCD display.

    I have some WinVice C64 color palettes I created because I didn't like the default. I can e-mail them to you or post them here. Interested?

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  • From cronicbadger@gmail.com@3:770/3 to All on Thu Sep 5 06:12:36 2019
    On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:27:22 PM UTC+11, cts 3000 wrote:
    Is it possible to change the C64 color palette,
    by some software, or hardware hack?

    Thanks,

    Chris

    Yes.

    Back in the early 1990s IIRC a Polish C64 newstand magazine published a a combination hardware/software hack. It used a small software routine to adjust the colours dynamically via the RF cable spliced with the cassette port.

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