CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible)
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The CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) is a programmable CRT controller chip widely used in 8-bit and early 16-bit computers to generate video timings and manage text and graphics display output.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5558967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) Context triple: [Amstrad CPC, displayChip, CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible)]
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A.
CRTC
CRTC is Canada’s federal regulatory agency responsible for overseeing broadcasting and telecommunications services.
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B.
Monochrome Display Adapter
Monochrome Display Adapter is an early IBM PC video display standard that supports only text output on a monochrome monitor, primarily used for business and word-processing applications.
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C.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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D.
NEC aperture grille CRTs
NEC aperture grille CRTs were high-quality cathode-ray tube computer and video displays that used an aperture grille design similar to Sony’s Trinitron to deliver sharp images and vibrant color.
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E.
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
The IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) is an early IBM PC graphics standard and expansion card that provided low-resolution color and text display capabilities for personal computers in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) Target entity description: The CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) is a programmable CRT controller chip widely used in 8-bit and early 16-bit computers to generate video timings and manage text and graphics display output.
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A.
CRTC
CRTC is Canada’s federal regulatory agency responsible for overseeing broadcasting and telecommunications services.
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B.
Monochrome Display Adapter
Monochrome Display Adapter is an early IBM PC video display standard that supports only text output on a monochrome monitor, primarily used for business and word-processing applications.
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C.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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D.
NEC aperture grille CRTs
NEC aperture grille CRTs were high-quality cathode-ray tube computer and video displays that used an aperture grille design similar to Sony’s Trinitron to deliver sharp images and vibrant color.
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E.
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
The IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) is an early IBM PC graphics standard and expansion card that provided low-resolution color and text display capabilities for personal computers in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CRT controller chip
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video display controller ⓘ |
| accesses | video RAM ⓘ |
| category | display hardware component ⓘ |
| communicatesVia | I/O registers ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | system CPU ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Motorola 6845 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
CRT raster scanning
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display enable timing ⓘ horizontal sync timing ⓘ vertical sync timing ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s and 1980s home and personal computers ⓘ |
| function |
generate video timing signals
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manage graphics display output ⓘ manage text display output ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cursor control
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hardware scrolling via start address changes ⓘ programmable character cell size ⓘ programmable registers ⓘ programmable screen resolution parameters ⓘ start address register for display memory ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
cursor end register
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cursor position registers ⓘ cursor start register ⓘ horizontal displayed register ⓘ horizontal total register ⓘ start address high register ⓘ start address low register ⓘ vertical displayed register ⓘ vertical total register ⓘ |
| hasSignal |
HSYNC output
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VSYNC output ⓘ address outputs for video memory ⓘ display enable output ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Motorola 6845 register set
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motorola 6845 timing model ⓘ |
| outputTo |
CRT monitor interface circuitry
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digital video signals ⓘ |
| requires |
external character generator ROM for text mode
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external video shift register or logic for pixel serialization ⓘ |
| roleInSystem |
address generator for video memory scanning
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timing generator for video subsystem ⓘ |
| supports |
character-based display organization
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multiple rows and columns of text ⓘ |
| usedFor |
low-resolution graphics modes
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text mode displays ⓘ |
| usedIn |
8-bit computers
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early 16-bit computers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) Description of subject: The CRTC (Motorola 6845 compatible) is a programmable CRT controller chip widely used in 8-bit and early 16-bit computers to generate video timings and manage text and graphics display output.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.