The explanation I had always heard for the very non-linear frame buffer layout was that it let Woz save a pair of gates. Which made sense, in the context of the

The explanation I had always heard for the very non-linear frame buffer layout was that it let Woz save a pair of gates. Which made sense, in the context of the time. I’d never heard about the relationship between that layout and refreshing the DRAM. After 40 years since my Apple //e, this is kind of a revelation!