8566

Alternative Number:

• 8564 (NTSC)

Function:

• The VIC IIe (Video Interface Controller) featuring 3 text based (40×25 characters with 8×8 pixels each) and 2 bitmap based (320×200 pixels) video modes, 8 hardware sprites (with collision detection) and a fixed palette
  of 16 colors.
• Keyboard Control Register.
• 2MHz clock
• true external DMA and arbitration control
  Memory Interface:access 16K
• interface to multiplexed DRAM
• transparent DMA

Used in:

• Commodore 128

Link:

• Technical info on Zimmers

Datasheets:

• 8564 Datasheet from C128 service manual