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excerpt: "Hardware modification article describing how to add composite monochrome video output to the TS1000 using a single NPN transistor and resistor circuit, connecting at ULA pin 16. Covers differences between Issue One and Issue Three boards."
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# Direct Video Output for the TS1000

Hardware modification article describing how to add composite monochrome video output to the TS1000 using a single NPN transistor and resistor circuit, connecting at ULA pin 16. Covers differences between Issue One and Issue Three boards.