Graphic Display Processor (GDP) by Thomson-EFCIS
NDR-Klein-Computer graphics card using EF9366.Siemens SMP-E353 ECB Bus video board using EF9366. The Thomson EF936x series is a type of Graphic Display Processor (GDP) by Thomson-EFCIS .[ 1] 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 with slightly different capabilities.[ 2]
The first version, EF9364 CRT Processor, was introduced in 1981.[ 3]
In 1982 Commodore released a "High Resolution Graphics" board for the PET based on the EF9365 and EF9366 chips, allowing it to display 512 × 512 or 512 × 256 resolution graphics.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Siemens SICOMP [de ] computer series and on the NDR-Klein-Computer introduced in 1984.[ 7]
Version EF9369 , introduced in 1984, was used on computers such as the Thomson MO5NR [ 8] , MO6 [ 9] , TO8 ,[ 10] TO9 [ 11] TO9+ ,[ 12] 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:[ 13]
Graphics Controllers
Color Palette
Capabilities
Integrated DRAM controller
Line drawing, with delta-x and delta-y limited to 255 each. Support for solid, dotted, dashed and dotted/dashed lines.[ 22]
Built-in 5 × 8 pixel ASCII font.[ 40] antialiasing )[ 19]
Clear screen
Light Pen supportThe 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.
Character Set
The Thomson EF9365/6 used the following character, displayed with a 5 × 8 pixel font:[ 40] [ 19]
EF9365/6 Character Set
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
7x
0
SP
0
@
P
‘
p
1
!
1
A
Q
a
q
2
"
2
B
R
b
r
3
#
3
C
S
c
s
4
$
4
D
T
d
t
5
%
5
E
U
e
u
6
&
6
F
V
f
v
7
’
7
G
W
g
w
8
(
8
H
X
h
x
9
)
9
I
Y
i
y
A
*
:
J
Z
j
z
B
+
;
K
[
k
{
C
,
<
L
\
l
|
D
-
=
M
]
m
}
E
.
>
N
↑
n
¬
F
/
?
O
←
o
▒
See also
References
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