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TMS9918, the Glossary

VDP TMS9918A VDP TMS9918A VDP TMS9928A The TMS9918 is a video display controller (VDC) manufactured by Texas Instruments, in manuals referenced as "Video Display Processor" (VDP) and introduced in 1979.^[1]

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Coleco consoles
Computer-related introductions in 1979
Graphics chips
MSX hardware
TI-99/4A
Texas Instruments hardware

Atari 8-bit computers

The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, are a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800. TMS9918 and Atari 8-bit computers are computer-related introductions in 1979.

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Attribute clash

Attribute clash (also known as colour clash or bleeding) is a display artifact caused by limits in the graphics circuitry of some colour 8-bit home computers, most notably the ZX Spectrum, where it meant that only two colours could be used in any 8×8 tile of pixels.

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BASIC

BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use.

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Bitmap

In computing, a bitmap (also called raster) graphic is an image formed from rows of different colored pixels.

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Blitter

A blitter is a circuit, sometimes as a coprocessor or a logic block on a microprocessor, dedicated to the rapid movement and modification of data within a computer's memory. TMS9918 and blitter are graphics chips.

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Bus (computing)

In computer architecture, a bus (historically also called data highway or databus) is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers.

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Cathode-ray tube

A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen.

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Central processing unit

A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most important processor in a given computer.

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Chrominance

Chrominance (chroma or C for short) is the signal used in video systems to convey the color information of the picture (see YUV color model), separately from the accompanying luma signal (or Y' for short).

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Clone (computing)

In computing, a clone is hardware or software that is designed to function in exactly the same way as another system.

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Coleco Adam

The Coleco Adam is a home computer and expansion device for the ColecoVision by American toy and video game manufacturer Coleco. TMS9918 and Coleco Adam are Coleco consoles.

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ColecoVision

ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. TMS9918 and ColecoVision are Coleco consoles.

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Composite video

Composite video is an baseband analog video format that typically carries a 415, 525 or 625 line interlaced black and white or color signal, on a single channel, unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and the even higher-quality component video (three or more channels).

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Direct memory access

Direct memory access (DMA) is a feature of computer systems that allows certain hardware subsystems to access main system memory independently of the central processing unit (CPU).

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Dynamic random-access memory

Dynamic random-access memory (dynamic RAM or DRAM) is a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell, usually consisting of a tiny capacitor and a transistor, both typically based on metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) technology.

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Framebuffer

A framebuffer (frame buffer, or sometimes framestore) is a portion of random-access memory (RAM) containing a bitmap that drives a video display.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Gamma correction

Gamma correction or gamma is a nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

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Geneve 9640

The Geneve 9640 is an enhanced TI-99/4A clone. TMS9918 and Geneve 9640 are tI-99/4A.

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Hanimex

Hanimex was an Australian distributor and manufacturer, primarily associated with photographic equipment.

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High color

High color graphics is a method of storing image information in a computer's memory such that each pixel is represented by two bytes.

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List of 8-bit computer hardware graphics

This is a list of notable 8-bit computer color palettes, and graphics, which were primarily manufactured from 1975 to 1985.

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Luma (video)

In video, luma (Y') represents the brightness in an image (the "black-and-white" or achromatic portion of the image).

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Luminance

Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction.

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Mac (computer)

Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.

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Master System

The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega.

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Memotech MTX

The Memotech MTX500 and MTX512 are a range of 8-bit Zilog Z80A based home computers released by the British company Memotech in 1983 and sold mainly in the UK, France, Germany and Scandinavia.

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Motorola 6845

The Motorola 6845, or MC6845, is a display controller that was widely used in 8-bit computers during the 1980s. TMS9918 and Motorola 6845 are graphics chips.

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Motorola 6847

The MC6847 is a Video Display Generator (VDG) first introduced by Motorola in 1978 and used in the TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32/64, Laser 200, TRS-80 MC-10/Matra Alice, NEC PC-6000 series, Acorn Atom, and the APF Imagination Machine, among others. TMS9918 and Motorola 6847 are graphics chips.

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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.

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MSX-Engine

An MSX-ENGINE chip is a specially developed integrated circuit for home computers that are built according to the MSX specifications. TMS9918 and MSX-Engine are MSX hardware.

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NTSC

NTSC (from National Television Standards Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published in 1941.

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Oscilloscope

An oscilloscope (informally scope or O-scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying voltages of one or more signals as a function of time.

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PAL

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.

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Palette (computing)

In computer graphics, a palette is the set of available colors from which an image can be made.

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Processor register

A processor register is a quickly accessible location available to a computer's processor.

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Progressive scan

Progressive scanning (alternatively referred to as noninterlaced scanning) is a format of displaying, storing, or transmitting moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn in sequence.

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RF modulator

An RF modulator (radio frequency modulator) is an electronic device used to convert signals from devices such as media players, VCRs and game consoles to a format that can be handled by a device designed to receive a modulated RF input, such as a radio or television receiver.

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In computer displays, filmmaking, television production, and other kinetic displays, scrolling is sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display, vertically or horizontally.

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SECAM

SECAM, also written SÉCAM (Séquentiel de couleur à mémoire, French for color sequential with memory), is an analog color television system that was used in France, Russia and some other countries or territories of Europe and Africa.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Self-aligned gate

In semiconductor electronics fabrication technology, a self-aligned gate is a transistor manufacturing approach whereby the gate electrode of a MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) is used as a mask for the doping of the source and drain regions.

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Semigraphics

Text-based semigraphics, pseudographics, or character graphics is a primitive method used in early text mode video hardware to emulate raster graphics without having to implement the logic for such a display mode.

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SG-1000

The is a home video game console manufactured by Sega.

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Sord M5

The Sord M5 is a home computer launched by Sord Computer Corporation in 1982.

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Sprite (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game.

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SRGB

sRGB is a standard RGB (red, green, blue) color space that HP and Microsoft created cooperatively in 1996 to use on monitors, printers, and the World Wide Web.

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SV-318

The SV-318 is the basic model of the Spectravideo range.

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SV-328

The SV-328 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Spectravideo in June 1983.

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Tatung Einstein

The Tatung Einstein is an eight-bit home/personal computer produced by Taiwanese corporation Tatung, designed in Bradford, England at Tatung's research laboratories and assembled in Bridgnorth and Telford, England.

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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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TI-99/4A

The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments in 1979 and 1981, respectively. TMS9918 and TI-99/4A are computer-related introductions in 1979.

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TMS34010

The TMS34010, developed by Texas Instruments and released in 1986, was the first programmable graphics processor integrated circuit. TMS9918 and TMS34010 are Texas Instruments hardware.

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TMS9900

The TMS9900 was one of the first commercially available, single-chip 16-bit microprocessors. TMS9918 and TMS9900 are tI-99/4A.

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Tomy Tutor

The Tomy Tutor, originally sold in Japan as the and in the UK as the Grandstand Tutor, is a home computer produced by the Japanese toymaker Tomy.

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Toshiba

is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Vertical blank interrupt

A vertical blank interrupt (or VBI) is a hardware feature found in some legacy computer systems that generate a video signal.

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Vertical blanking interval

In a raster scan display, the vertical blanking interval (VBI), also known as the vertical interval or VBLANK, is the time between the end of the final visible line of a frame or field and the beginning of the first visible line of the next frame or field.

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Video display controller

A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing or game system. TMS9918 and video display controller are graphics chips.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS9918

Also known as TMS9918A, TMS9928, TMS9928A, TMS9929A, Texas Instruments TMS9918, Texas Instruments TMS9928, Texas Instruments TMS9928A.

, Texas Instruments, TI-99/4A, TMS34010, TMS9900, Tomy Tutor, Toshiba, Vertical blank interrupt, Vertical blanking interval, Video display controller, VTech CreatiVision, Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha V9938, Yamaha V9958, YCbCr, YPbPr, 525 lines, 625 lines, 8-bit computing.

TMS9918, the Glossary

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See also

Coleco consoles

Graphics chips

MSX hardware

TI-99/4A

Texas Instruments hardware

References