Compucolor II character set

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Character set

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Compucolor II is a character set developed by Compucolor Corporation for their Compucolor computers.^[1][2] These used a SMC CRT5027 video controller,^[3][4] a Japanese-produced version of the Texas Instruments TMS 9927, programmed to provide a screen format of 32 lines with 64 characters per line.^[5]

Character set

The following table shows the Compucolor II character set:^[1][6]

Compucolor II character set

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

0x

�

⎸

⎹

�

�

⎺

�

�

�

�

�

�

1x

�

�

�

�

�

�

�

╲

╱

⎽

2x

SP

!

"

#

$

%

&

'

(

)

*

+

,

-

.

/

3x

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

:

;

<

=

>

?

4x

@

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

5x

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

[

\

]

^

_

6x

▒

♞

�

♣

♦

�

�

�

♥

�

♟

�

�

�

�

7x

�

�

♜

♠

╳

�

�

�

◣

�

◢

�

� Not in Unicode, most are pieces designed to make 2x2 character large letters

See also

• Compucolor
• Intelligent Systems
• Intecolor/Compucolor 8001 character set

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Compucolor II - Instruction Manual (PDF). Compucolor Corporation. p. 17.
2. ^ "CompuColor II". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
3. ^ Compucolor II programming and reference manual (PDF). Compucolor Corporation. 1979. pp. Appendix G.3.
4. ^ CRT 5027 - CRT video timer and controller VTAC (PDF). Standard Microsystems Corporation. p. 293.
5. ^ DURRETT, H. (1979). "Color display systems: The state of the art" (PDF). Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation. 11 (2): 129. doi:10.3758/BF03205632. S2CID 61837356.
6. ^ Compucolor II Programming and Reference Manual (PDF). Compucolor Corporation. 1979. p. 114.