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Circuit Description
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The register at 3DA functions according to the logic of Table 3.9.
Table 3.9.
Mode Select Port 3DA Logic
Bit 0
A logical 1 overrides the VIDEO ENABLE signal from 3D8; will eliminate
monitor display flicker when in text mode.
Bit 1
Character font selection. Least-significant bit (LSB).
Bit 2
A logical 1 enables underline in text mode when Attribute bit 6 is a
logical 1.
Bit 3
Not defined.
Bit 4
A logical 1 selects Z -319 video.
Bit 5
A logical 1 enables fast hardware scrolling in the 80 x 25 submode
only.
Bits6and 7
Used to select one of four pages of display text from the 16K video
RAM in text mode, according to the following logic:
BIT7
BIT6
SCREEN PAGE SELECT
o
o
First page
o
1
Second page
o
Third page
Fourth page