== Comparing [[CPC ]] and [[C64 ]] ==
* The C64 was released in 1982, the CPC released in 1984.
* The C64 has the VIC [[ASIC]] video chip. The CPC has the [[COTS]] [[6845 CRTC]] and an [[ASIC]] Gate-Array.
* The CPC is made from chips purchased from various manufacturers, while the C64 only uses MOS chips. Demos have serious [[CRTC]] compatibility issues on CPC while such problems don't really exist on C64, except for the PAL/NTSC split.
* The C64 tape loading is done through interrupts so is not intensive on the CPU. The CPC tape loading is very intensive on the CPU.
The Amstrad's palette however is lacking in browns and greys. The colours themselves are consistent between machines.
The C64 has a palette of 16 colours. The colours were chosen by the designers. It has a couple of greys and some browns.The colours appear different on NTSC and PAL due to Both the way these transmit their colour signals, CPC and in addition the colour is not always the same between machinesC64 have a good range of colours that can produce great pictures.
Both have a good range of The colours that can produce great picturesappear different on NTSC and PAL due to the way these transmit their colour signals, and in addition the colour is not always the same between machines. Only the C64 PAL has the infamous brownish palette. The C64 NTSC has a more vibrant colour palette.
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* Each sprite can be unmagnified (mode 2 resolution), x2 (mode 1 resolution) or x4 (mode 0 resolution). They can also be magnified in height.
* Sprite data is stored in on-board ASIC RAM.
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== Links ==
*[https://www.pepto.de/projects/colorvic/ Calculating the color palette of the VIC-II] [https://www.colodore.com/ Colodore]
*[https://hitmen.c02.at/temp/palstuff/ Accurately reproducing the Video Output of a Commodore C64]
*[https://ilesj.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/old-vic-ii-colors-and-color-blending/ Distinction between old VIC-II and new VIC-II color palette]