On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Paul Hart wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Pete Holland wrote:
>
> > What exactly constitutes a machine cycle?
>
> One period of the processor's clock. Are you familiar with digital design
[snip]
In the case of the 2600, the TIA's clock runs at 3.58 megahertz (approx).
This results in 228 "color clocks" (= pixels) per scanline. This graphics
clock is divided by 3 inside the TIA to pruduce the 1.19MHz clock for the
6507, which can't run at 3.58MHz. Thus, 76 "machine cycles" per scanline.
-Chris
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