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This is a great look at the hardware and of vector display - if you want to get a good in-depth understanding of how Atari's original vector graphics display sy
by jameshart 6y ago
This is a great look at the hardware and of vector display - if you want to get a good in-depth understanding of how Atari's original vector graphics display systems worked from the software side, though, Retro Game Mechanics on YouTube did an incredible deep dive into how it all worked, including emulating the vector instruction sets and step-by stepping through complete frame renders from Tempest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smStEPSRKBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smStEPSRKBs
- joezydeco 6y agoYou can also read the incredibly well done documentation from Jed Margolin, the Atari engineer that worked on the actual hardware. https://www.jmargolin.com/vgens/vgens.htm https://www.jmargolin.com/vgens/vgens.htm