Thomson EF936x explained

The Thomson EF936x series is a type of Graphic Display Processor (GDP) by Thomson-EFCIS.[1] The chip could draw at 1 million pixels per second, which was relatively advanced for the time of its release (1982 or earlier).

There are various versions of the chip (EF9364,[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] EF9365,[8] [9] [10] EF9366,[11] [12] EF9367,[13] [14] [15] SFF96364,[16] [17] [18] EF9369[19] [20]),[21] with slightly different capabilities.

In 1982 Commodore released a "High Resolution Graphics" board for the PET based on the EF9365 and EF9366 chips, allowing it to display or resolution graphics.[22] [23] [24] The EF9366 was also used on the SMP-E353 graphic card for the Siemens computer series and on the NDR-Klein-Computer introduced in 1984.[25]

Version EF9369 was used on computers such as the Thomson MO5NR[26] , MO6[27] , TO8,[28] TO9[29] and TO9+,[30] and from 1985 to 1989 on the DAI Personal Computer.

Versions

Based on the 1989 data book published by the company, the EF936x series was split into Graphics Controllers and Color Palette models.[31]

Graphics Controllers

Color Palette

Capabilities

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The GPUs did not support direct access to the graphics memory, although a special command was provided to aid in implementing access to individual memory words.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89. bitsavers.org.
  2. Book: Clements, Alan . Microcomputer Design and Construction: Building Your Own System with the Motorola 6800 . 1982 . Prentice-Hall International . 978-0-13-580738-5 . en.
  3. Book: Electronic Engineering . 1981 . Morgan-Grampian . en.
  4. Web site: Mikrocomputerfibel, Vieweg, 1983 .
  5. Web site: February 21, 1990 . IC Master . Hearst Business Communications . Google Books.
  6. Web site: Thomson EF9364 - MAME machine . adb.arcadeitalia.net.
  7. Web site: THOMSON SEMICONDUCTORS MICROPROCESSORS & PERIPHERALS Data Book 1984 reprint of 1st Edition 1981 . matthieu.benoit.free.fr.
  8. Book: Ferguson, John D. . Microprocessor Systems Engineering . 1985 . Addison-Wesley . 978-0-201-14657-8 . en.
  9. Book: Money, S. A. . Microprocessor Data Book . 2014-05-10 . Academic Press . 978-1-4832-6870-5 . en.
  10. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89 . bitsavers.org.
  11. Book: Electronics Industry . 1986 . en.
  12. Book: Electronic Design . 1986 . Hayden Publishing Company . en.
  13. Book: Maréchal, Guy . EUROGRAPHICS '87: Proceedings of the European Computer Graphics Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 24-28, August, 1987 . 1987 . North-Holland . 978-0-444-70291-3 . en.
  14. Book: Electronic Engineering . 1987 . Morgan-Grampian . en.
  15. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89 . bitsavers.org.
  16. Book: EDN, Electrical Design News . 1980 . Rogers Publishing Company . en.
  17. Book: Wireless World and Radio Review . 1979 . Dorset House . en.
  18. Book: Computer Design . 1978 . Computer Design Publishing Corporation . en.
  19. Book: ElectronicsWeek . 1984 . McGraw-Hill . en.
  20. Book: Electronics Industry . February 1985 . en.
  21. Web site: IC Master. February 21, 1990. Hearst Business Communications. Google Books.
  22. Web site: Commodore High Speed Graphik Card for CBM 4000/8000 Series. 6502.org.
  23. Web site: PET-Grafikkarte Commodore ASSY No. 324402-01 für CBM 8296 - CBMPET.DE . www.cbmhardware.de . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911232829/http://www.cbmhardware.de/cbmwiki/index.php/PET-Grafikkarte_Commodore_ASSY_No._324402-01_f%C3%BCr_CBM_8296 . 11 September 2011 . dead.
  24. Web site: Games vs. Hardware. The History of PC video games: The 80's. Bogdan Ion. Purcaru. March 13, 2014. Purcaru Ion Bogdan. Google Books.
  25. Plate . Jurgen . October 1984 . Mikrocomputer: Zur Fernsehserie . ELO . 46.
  26. Web site: Thomson MO5 NR . 2022-12-31 . www.silicium.org.
  27. Web site: Thomson MO6 Guide, 1986 . musee-des-jeux-video.com.
  28. Web site: TO8 Circuit Diagram .
  29. Web site: TO 9 Thomson . 2022-12-31 . www.old-computers.com.
  30. Web site: TO 9 PLUS Thomson . 2022-12-31 . www.old-computers.com.
  31. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89. bitsavers.org.
  32. Web site: EF9365 - EF9366, Thomson Semiconducteurs.
  33. Web site: Datasheet Archive EF9365 datasheet download. www.datasheetarchive.com.
  34. News: West Europe Report: Science and Technology . Foreign Broadcast Information Service . August 23, 1983 . 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001437/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a366628.pdf . live . March 4, 2016 . July 29, 2013 .
  35. Web site: SFF 96364, Tube SFF96364; Röhre SFF 96364 ID52104, Solid-Sta . 2022-12-31 . www.radiomuseum.org.
  36. Book: Display circuit and interface module SFF96364 . SESCOSEM.
  37. Web site: Micro Systèmes n°6 jui/aoû 1979 - Page 50 - 51 - Micro Systèmes n°6 jui/aoû 1979 - Micro Systèmes - informatique grand public - informatique et réseaux - Sciences et Techniques - 1001mags - Magazines en PDF à 1 € et GRATUITS ! . 2022-12-31 . fr.1001mags.com.
  38. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89. bitsavers.org.
  39. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89. bitsavers.org.
  40. Web site: SGS-Thomson, Graphic Processors Databook, 1st Edition, March 89. bitsavers.org.

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