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=== Port 0x3C4, 0x3CE, 0x3D4 ===
These are the most used indexed registers. The index byte is written to the port given, then the data byte can be read/written from port+1. Some programs use a single
Port 0x3D4 has some extra requirements - it requires bit 0 of the '''Miscellaneous Output Register''' to be set before it responds to this address (if cleared, these ports appears at 0x3B4). Also, registers 0-7 of 0x3D4 are write protected by the protect bit (bit 7 of index 0x11)
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Although 32 bytes are reserved for each character, only 16, 14, or 8 of them are commonly used, depending on the character height.
Planes 0 and 1 are accessible from the host by writing to the video memory range. Plane 0 is accessed on even addresses, plane 1 is accessed on odd addresses, with each consecutive
=== Memory Layout in 4-color modes ===
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