[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: POKE 65495,0

[jdaggett at gate.net]

On 5 Feb 2007 at 19:25, James Diffendaffer wrote:

> --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "James Diffendaffer"
> <jdiffendaffer at ...> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > >> Could it even be that different production runs of the SAM have
> > >> different behaviors?
> > >>
> > >> JCE
> > >>
> > >
> > >There was a second generation of the SAM chip called 74LS785 that I
> > > think appeared in the Coco2. One of its main features was to
> > >extend the refresh counter from 7 bits to 8 bits. This allowed the
> > >usage of 64Kx1 dram chips. Since I don't have a spec sheet on the
> > >74LS785, so I can't verify that any other functions have changed.
> > >From what I have read the 74LS785 is pin for pin compatible with
> > >the 74LS783/MC6883.
> > >
> > >james 
> > 
> > Actually, I think the newer SAM included a built in latch to reduce
> > the motherboard parts count.  I don't think the pinout would change
> > much but it would function differently.
> 
> Or was it the new version of the VDG that added the latch... not sure.
> 
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I believe that the MC6847T1 had the latch. 

It also had lower case character as part of the character ROM. 


james