Re: Could you make a 'new', 'better' computer from the C64 just by reprogramming the PLA?

From: David Wood <jbevren_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 17:31:59 -0400
Message-ID: <CAAuJwioHm_UhdCTbvQ93YBgh5tZcuOQFwqfJfEwg1n1WVyy4sw_at_mail.gmail.com>
VIC2 cannot use color ram in DRAM at all.  The VICII data bus is 12
bits wide, but is shrunk to 8 bits during cpu cycles by a 2x4 (4066)
switch to allow the cpu access to color memory.  Using DRAM for color
memory would require adding more DRAM to the system.


On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 5:23 PM Claudio Sánchez <tokafondo_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > You can already access the dram underneath color ram.
> >
> > VIC2 cannot use dram for color ram by reprogramming the PLA.
>
> It has a direct connection, hasn't it?
>
> > On 02/11/2021 09:39, Tokafondo wrote:
> >> What about the color RAM? How to access the real RAM underneath? Could
> >> reprogramming the PLA allow using DRAM instead of SRAM?
> >>
> >
>
Received on 2021-11-03 23:01:20

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