9 Jul
2000
9 Jul
'00
3:43 a.m.
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Whoo-hoo. Good catch.
(What's the name on the board so I can
try fishing for one too?)
> No docs or software, but I think
> I have the Byte magazine where Ciarcia presented plans and software for the
It is a "SPRITE 1" by Synetix Systems, Inc., 1983, with a TMS9918A, eight
memory chips (8328GVP AM9016FPC), four 74LS chips, one other chip, video
input and output RCA jacks, and the usual assortment of descrete
components.
I also have a manual called "apple-seed II" which has parts lists,
component layouts, and instructions for assembling Apple II compatible
cards. Page 3-3 lists a Sprite Graphics Card which also uses a TMS9918A
chip but has a different layout and only one chip (74LS00) besides the 9918
and memory (TMS4116) chips. It lists a reference: High-Resolution
Sprite-Oriented Colour Graphics by Steven A. Ciarcia; page 57; August 1982;
BYTE Publications, Inc.
Paul R. Santa-Maria
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
paulrsm(a)ameritech.net
From: Charles P. Hobbs (SoCalTip)
<transit(a)lerctr.org>
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
> > From: Charles P. Hobbs (SoCalTip) <transit(a)lerctr.org>
> > Around 1985 or so, a couple of manufacturers developed "sprite
boards"
for the Apple II series (except the IIc, for obvious
reasons)
Picked one from eBay in November for $5. original. I
have not even plugged it in yet.
Does it have a TMS 9918 chip on it?