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title: "The Quicksilva Programmable Character Generator"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:19:07+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T01:04:31+00:00"
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excerpt: "The Quicksilva Programmable Character Generator is a single circuit board which plugs into the QS Motherboard or the QS Edge Connector which plugs into the back of the ZX81. Once installed, it lets the user program 128 different characters rather than the previous 64 and their inverses. After the board has been programmed, it can…"
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publication: "Sync"
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authors: "Martin Wren-Hilton"
volume: "2"
issue: "6"
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---

The Quicksilva Programmable Character Generator is a single circuit board which plugs into the QS Motherboard or the QS Edge Connector which plugs into the back of the ZX81. Once installed, it lets the user program 128 different characters rather than the previous 64 and their inverses. After the board has been programmed, it can be LOADed with other programs which use the new character set.