Thomson EF936x

Full graphics card

The Thomson EF936x is a type of Graphic Display Processor (GDP). The chip could draw at 1 million pixels per second, which was relatively advanced for the year of its release (1982).

Versions

Plastic or Ceramic

Capabilities

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.

References

  1. "West Europe Report: Science and Technology" (PDF). Foreign Broadcast Information Service. August 23, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

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