128 x 192 Graphics on a TRS-80

I managed to get my stock TRS-80 Model 3 to display 128 x 192 full-screen graphics. The downside? It has an effective 15 frames per second update rate making it a bit flickery. I daresay impressive, nonetheless.

The other big problem is showing it off without a real TRS-80. Unless you're viewing this on an old CRT running at 60 Hz you won't get too close. I think these 4 images flipping past give a pretty good approximation and are about what you'd see running on the emulator.

Here's a picture I took with my cell phone. Pretty low quality but what's worse is the impression of a solid image. Notice the curve of the display tube.

This video capture on youtube really falls flat. At 30 FPS the effect is pretty much entirely lost.

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George Phillips, June 30, 2009. george -at- 48k.ca