Inventors:
Gary J. Goss - Acton MA
Thomas O. Holtey - Newton MA
James C. Siwik - Nashua NH
Assignee:
Honeywell Information Systems Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
G09G 116
Abstract:
A Loadable Character Generator whose operation can be changed to suit various needs, such as foreign language requirements, without hardware change and with minimum hardware. The character generator translates the character code of a character to be displayed to the dot pattern for that particular character, utilizing a minimum of hardware. The loadable character generator of the invention replaces the ROM/PROM by a RAM utilizing 2K and 8 RAM memories, a 4K by 8 memory, 4 MUX chips, and a Motorola 6845 CRT Controller with various registers and is loaded through the attribute buffer.