Questions tagged [vector]
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MC68000: address error in initial PC
After an MC68000 processor is released from reset, it fetches the initial stack pointer and initial program counter from the vector table at addresses 0-3 (for the SP) and addresses 4-7 (for the PC).
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What happened to IntelliFont (i.e. Amiga vector fonts)?
One of the oft maligned weaknesses of AmigaOS 1.x was that the included bitmap fonts were not very good, especially when compared to those included with Classic Mac OS. Commodore closed this gap with ...
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Performance characteristics of the DEC Type 30 graphical display
The DEC Type 30 was an early vector graphics display, that was used for an astonishingly wide range of applications for the 1960s. It used a 16-inch circular CRT with high persistence phosphor ...
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Early vector computer displays: off-the-shelf oscilliscope, or custom built?
Some early computers had vector displays, which allowed the computer to draw graphics by steering a cathode-ray beam. Some examples include the Whirlwind, TX-0, TX-2, and PDP-1.
It would be easy for ...
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What are principles of vector CRT display? Simplest way to drive CRTs? [closed]
I am into playing with TTL to build 1970s style minicomputers. Aside from talking to them via some serial (or parallel) I/O port to a terminal, I am wondering about display output. This here is about ...
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What was the DEC Type 30 vector graphics display used for?
The DEC PDP-1 had, unusually for its time, a vector graphics display. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Digital_Equipment_Corporation
Most systems were purchased with two ...
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Modern vector display driver?
I have an old Tektronix Type 611 Storage Display sitting in storage, which I would some day like to get working again. I have the full repair manual on microfiche from Tek.
It is essentially an ...
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