semigraphics
Noun
Meaning
semigraphics (uncountable)
(computing) pseudographics
Examples
Due to a peculiarity of its hardware, only two colors are available in graphics blocks when using Semigraphics 6 on the CoCo.
Semigraphics is a hybrid display mode where alphanumerics and chunky block graphics can be mixed together on the same screen.
The colorset selection does not affect semigraphics characters.
These modes were an interesting curiosity but not widely used, as the Semigraphics 24-screen consumed 6144 bytes of memory.
If the 8th bit of the character is set, it is a semigraphics character.
If used to only display semigraphics, the screen becomes a 64×32 nine color graphics mode.