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??? Can't figure out how GIGATRON produces text, on its VGA output ???
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RJSV:
  ??? How does Gigatron display text, while doing text entry with Tiny Basic ???
  The connected Arduino supplies a PS2 keyboard connection, and puts out ASCII characters, (I suppose).
  So each byte has an ASCII code, but somewhere there has to be a character generator, producing like a 9 by 7 cell for display (VGA), on the GIGATRONIC PC board, right ?
RJSV:
...OR, is the TINY BASIC entered, line by line, by way of a lap-top, conventionally, first, then downloaded into the GIGATRON hardware.
   Missed that, watching the various YouTube coverage.
Thanks
ataradov:
The basic interpreter is located in the ROM along with the font. You enter the program that is stored in the RAM and is executed from the RAM.
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