[A83] Re: lcd mem as ram


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[A83] Re: lcd mem as ram





Could this extra memory be used as an offscreen gfx-buffer for fast (hardware) 
scrolling?? (a bit like Mode-X on PC's)

just wonderin'...

Sebastiaan

> 
> Hey,
> 
> I just got an idea it's a little not nessecary and stupid but it is a
> funny
> idea. The LCD driver can handel a 120x64 screen but since the TI has
> only
> 96*24 there's 24*64 bits= 24*8 = 192 bytes not used. What would happen
> if
> you write data to that range and read it later again that would mean we
> have
> 192 extra bytes of safe ram location? I haven't tested it yet but i will
> do
> it later and tell the results.
> 
> Bye,
> Cheiz




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