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The '''MC6847''' is the video display generator from Motorola used in the [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]
The '''VDG''' or '''MC6847''' is the video display generator from Motorola used in the [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]


It can display text and graphics within a matrix of 256 pixels wide by 192 lines high.  
It can display text and graphics within a matrix of 256 pixels wide by 192 lines high.  

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The VDG or MC6847 is the video display generator from Motorola used in the TRS-80 Color Computer

It can display text and graphics within a matrix of 256 pixels wide by 192 lines high.

It can display a maximum of 9 colors: black, green, yellow, blue, red, buff (almost-but-not-quite white), cyan, magenta, and orange.

It is also used in the following computers of the time: Dragon 32/64, Laser 200 and Acorn Atom.