CA1053816A - High-resolution character generator - Google Patents

High-resolution character generator

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CA1053816A
CA1053816A CA208,534A CA208534A CA1053816A CA 1053816 A CA1053816 A CA 1053816A CA 208534 A CA208534 A CA 208534A CA 1053816 A CA1053816 A CA 1053816A
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character
memory
display
register
information
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Butler W. Lampson
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Xerox Corp
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Xerox Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/42—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of patterns using a display memory without fixed position correspondence between the display memory contents and the display position on the screen

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
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CA208,534A 1973-11-23 1974-09-05 High-resolution character generator Expired CA1053816A (en)

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US418509A US3911420A (en) 1973-11-23 1973-11-23 Display system including a high resolution character generator

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US (1) US3911420A (xx)
JP (1) JPS5085242A (xx)
CA (1) CA1053816A (xx)
DE (1) DE2438202B2 (xx)
FR (1) FR2252608B1 (xx)
GB (1) GB1486218A (xx)
NL (1) NL7413198A (xx)

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NL7413198A (xx) 1974-12-30
GB1486218A (en) 1977-09-21
JPS5085242A (xx) 1975-07-09
FR2252608B1 (xx) 1977-11-04
US3911420A (en) 1975-10-07
DE2438202B2 (de) 1979-08-30
FR2252608A1 (xx) 1975-06-20
DE2438202A1 (de) 1975-05-28

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