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I know this. I’ll dig up the reference in the am. It’s diode rom graphics. Atari GranTrak 10 used it for graphics, but the then new rom chips for code/data.

  https://edfries.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/fixing-gran-trak-10/

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> diode rom graphics

So nice to finally learn the term of art.

https://www.retrogamedeconstructionzone.com/2020/01/graphics...

The Space Race game. Like a bitmap soldered onto the circuit, as the article points out. This isn't the one I had in mind but it's still an excellent example.

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