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I was really tickled by the phrase “for complex Woz-related reasons”: “They aren't even linear framebuffers, they are split up in complex ways for complex Woz-
by shwaj 3y ago
I was really tickled by the phrase “for complex Woz-related reasons”:
“They aren't even linear framebuffers, they are split up in complex ways for complex Woz-related reasons having to do with getting DRAM refresh for free.”
This seems to be a demo using the described techniques:
https://youtu.be/McKAcKVTIQs https://youtu.be/McKAcKVTIQs
- bombcar 3y agoIIRC Woz made a floppy controller unlike any else in the world, and save a (relatively) huge amount of money doing so. So, Woz invented the software-defined hardware, and the first "win-floppy" :D