Questions tagged [z8410]
For questions specifically regarding the Zilog Z8410 DMA controller
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Breakeven number of bytes for programmable DMA
Contemporary with the old 8-bit chips, existed powerful but unsung programmable DMA controllers like the Zilog 8410 and the Intel 8257, that could copy data from one memory location to another, much ...
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Z8410 DMA chip as GPU?
There are basically two ways to design a 2D graphics system:
Provide lots of hardware support in the form of tiles, hardware scrolling and sprites, to put together each frame on the fly from a small ...
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