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Re: Crosspost: Did the cpu influence the display?

Subject: Re: Crosspost: Did the cpu influence the display?
From: "David Wilson" <mcs6502@gmail.com>
Date: 28 Dec 2005 17:54:46 -0800
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Andrew Owen wrote:
> I must admit I can't think of a 6502 based machine that only had mono
> graphics, but since all 65xx computers I'm aware of were designed for
> home use (and hence games) a colour display would have been essential.

The OSI Superboard/Challenger 1P was a mono only system. 1KB of video
RAM arranged as 32x32 characters (8x8 pixel font) with no guard bands
so the software constrains output to a 24x24 region that is visible on
a TV screen. No bit mapped graphics, just 128+ character based graphic
symbols.

References:
- Crosspost: Did the cpu influence the display?
  - From: "Bill H" <bill@ts1000.us>
- Re: Crosspost: Did the cpu influence the display?
  - From: "Andrew Owen" <aoweninoz@yahoo.com.au>

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