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From: mzenier@polari.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Composite signals and TVs
Message-ID: <4604@polari.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 91 19:07:09 GMT
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In article <9106281438.AA14158@ws-30.cae.wisc.edu> kolstad@CAE.WISC.EDU writes:
>	Actually, if there are some nice chips out there that give you, say,
>couple hundred by a hundred or so dots of resolution by just attaching
>RAM on one side and an RF modulator on the other, I'd be happy to hear about
>them -- the actual makeup of the composite signal wouldn't worry me as much,
>then. 

For low resolution, like 192*256, there are a couple of old chips.
The Motorola MC6847, used in the Radio Shack Color Computer, and
the TMS9118 family (9128, 9138?).

For application examples, Ciarcia used the 9118 in one of his first
home control computer systems.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.uucp  mzenier@polari.uucp