0. Preamble: about this document
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0.01 Title, subtitle, author, version, copyright
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TITLE: VGA Programmers Master Reference Manual
SUBTITLE: Concepts and pragmatics of computational modelling,
visual model representation and manipulation, using
a Video Graphics Array controller chip.
{This is a somewhat expansive subtitle, suitable for }
{a somewhat more comprehensive work than the present.}
{This is justified only when additional work is done.}
EDITION: First edition, Summer 1991, Identity: 91.07.52
AUTHOR: Andrew Scott
COPYRIGHT: (c) 1991 by Andrew Scott, world rights reserved
0.02 List of contents
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0. Preamble: about this document
0.01 Title, subtitle, author, version, copyright
0.02 List of contents
0.03 Notice of copyright
0.04 Suggested license fees
0.05 Shareware and how it works
0.06 Obtaining a print of this document
0.07 Your expert input to this document
0.08 Contacting the author
0.09 Registration and Receipt Form
0.s Summary
1. Preface: how this document will help you
1.01 Goals of this document
1.02 Suggested audience orientation
1.03 How to use this document
1.s Summary
2. Components of a computer system
2.01 A computer system structure
2.02 Hardware of a computer system
2.03 Hardware: the input unit
2.04 Hardware: the processing unit
2.05 Hardware: the memory unit
2.06 Hardware: the control unit
2.07 Hardware: the output unit
2.08 Hardware: the external environment
2.09 Hardware: control by program
2.s Summary
3. Modelling using a computer system
3.01 Computer system operation
3.02 The original computer
3.03 Computation as modelling
3.04 The essentials of computation
3.05 Problem solving through model building
3.06 Types of models
3.07 Objects and structural models
3.08 Attributes, values and value spaces
3.09 Some properties of value spaces
3.10 Simple values, collected values
3.11 Models with memory
3.12 The memory store operation
3.13 The memory load operation
3.14 Modelling constants, variables
3.15 The problem of addresses
3.16 Structures expressed by means of values
3.17 The program as a model
3.18 The simplest operations for computation
3.s Summary
4. Visual modelling
4.01 Complexity control and abstraction
4.02 Human interaction with a computer system
4.03 Display quality issues
4.04 Context representation
4.05 Building blocks of a visual modelling scheme
4.s Summary
5. Display device characteristics
5.01 Raster scan display systems
5.02 Raster scan image refresh
5.03 Signals for image generation
5.04 Timing issues
5.05 Image generation can be dangerous!
5.06 Persistance in human vision
5.07 Interlaced display
5.08 Screen border display
5.09 Cursor generation
5.10 Multi-synch monitors
5.s Summary
6. VGA controller: Computer interface
6.01 Memory interface
6.02 Input, output, port interface
6.03 Complete input, output port accessible register list
6.04 Register specifications: Sequencer
6.05 Register specifications: CRT Controller
6.06 Register specifications: Graphics Controller
6.07 Register specifications: Attribute Controller
6.08 Register specifications: DAC Support Logic
6.09 Register specifications: General Registers
6.10 Register specifications: Special Registers
6.s Summary
7. VGA controller: Architecture
7.01 Controller timing generator: { Sequencer }
7.02 Display timing generator: { CRT Controller }
7.03 Image information processor: { Graphics Controller }
7.04 Image presentation processor: { Attribute Controller }
7.05 Colour presentation processor: { DAC Support Logic }
7.s Summary
8. VGA controller: Text
{Only available in second edition}
8.01 Text image generation
8.02 Text font representation
8.03 Text attribute representation
8.04 Text character set extensions
8.05 Text mode support for graphics
9. VGA controller: Graphics
{Only available in second edition}
9.01 Graphic image generation
9.02 Graphic multi-plane memory
9.03 Graphic packed pixel memory
9.04 Graphic line drawing
9.05 Graphic object drawing
10. VGA controller: Hardware Interface
10.01 Hardware connector layout
10.02 Monitor auto-detection operation
10.03 Monitor auto-configuration operation
References.
Glossary.
Index.
0.03 Notice of copyright
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