Friday, 9 December 2011

Video Interface Controllers

The Signetics 2636 and 2637 are video controllers best accepted for their use in the Interton VC 4000 and Emerson Arcadia 2001 respectively.

The MC6847 is a video affectation architect (VDG) aboriginal alien by Motorola and acclimated in the TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32/64, Laser 200 and Acorn Atom amid others.

The MOS Technology 6560 (NTSC) and 6561 (PAL) are accepted as the Video Interface Controller (VIC) and acclimated in the Commodore VIC-20.

The MOS Technology 6567/8562/8564 (NTSC versions) and 6569/8565/8566 (PAL) were accepted as the VIC-II and were acclimated in the Commodore 64.

The MOS Technology 8563/8568 was acclimated in the Commodore 128 to actualize the 80 cavalcade argument mode, calm with the accustomed VIC-II dent for the C64 accordant video modes.

The MOS Technology 7360 Argument Editing Device (TED) was acclimated in the Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 16 and Commodore 116 computers and had an chip audio capability.

The Picture Processing Unit was a video co-processor advised by Ricoh for Nintendo's use in the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System. It was affiliated to 2048 bytes of committed video RAM, and had a committed abode bus that accustomed added RAM or ROM to be accessed from the bold cartridge. A scrollable playfield of 256×240 pixels was supported, forth with a affectation account of 64 OBJs (sprites), of which 8 could be displayed per scanline.

The TMS9918 is accepted as the Video Affectation Processor (VDP) and was aboriginal advised for the Texas Instruments TI-99/4, but was after additionally acclimated in systems like the MSX (MSX-1), ColecoVision, Memotech MTX series, and for the Sega SG-1000 and SC-3000.

The NEC µPD7220. Acclimated in some high-end cartoon boards for the IBM PC in the mid 80s, conspicuously in articles from Number 9 Computer Company

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