Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site neuro1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!neuro1!sob From: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Newsgroups: net.micro.trs-80 Subject: Re: Again: What makes the Model 4 work? Message-ID: <669@neuro1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 04:03:22 EST Article-I.D.: neuro1.669 Posted: Fri Nov 15 04:03:22 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 09:21:35 EST References: <408@houem.UUCP> Reply-To: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Organization: Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx Lines: 43 Here is a list of interesting ports for the Model 4. PORT 84H Bit 0 and 1 control the enable state of the Model III ROMS and the Video and keyboard mapping swapout. The following table illustrates this. BITS MODEL III ROMS ENABLED VIDEO/KEYBOARD STATUS 1 0 0 0 YES MODEL III MODE 0 1 NO MODEL III MODE 1 0 NO MODEL IV MODE (IN) 1 1 NO MODEL IV MODE (OUT) Bit 2 controls the format of the display.... 0 = 64X16, 1 = 80X24 Bit 3 when on means use reverse video Bits 4 5 and 6 control RAM bank select accoding to this table. BITS Lower 32K RAM Upper 32K RAM 6 5 4 0 0 0 Bank 0 Bank 1 0 1 0 Bank 0 Bank 2 0 1 1 Bank 0 Bank 3 1 1 0 Bank 2 Bank 1 1 1 1 Bank 3 Bank 1 Bit 7 controls what page to map the 64x16 screen into: 0 = page 0, 1=page 1 ports 88-8BH are ports on the CRT controller, but I don't know how they work. I can tell you that the CRT controller is a 68054. If you get more info here, please forward it. 90H allows you to sound the sound board. Hope this helps. Sorry to not be so helpful the last time. -- Stan uucp:{ihnp4!shell,rice}!neuro1!sob Opinions expressed Olan ARPA:sob@rice.arpa here are ONLY mine & Barber CIS:71565,623 BBS:(713)660-9262 noone else's.