These are pretty dope. Graphics display controllers from 1981 that are able to draw primitives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_%CE%BCPD7220
The NEC PC-9801 uses two of them to draw kanji and shapes.
Compare that to whatever IBM was doing with the PC architecture.
The NEC PC-9801 uses two of them to draw kanji and shapes.
Compare that to whatever IBM was doing with the PC architecture.
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Some old pictures of my PC-98 in action. Notice how DOS can do background images.