On paper (or via a CAD system like Daisy or Applicon), engineers drew gates. For example, the video shift register was built inside the ULA using 8 flip-flops. The address multiplexer for the DRAM was a set of tri-state buffers.
The author explains the technology behind the Ferranti ULA—a precursor to the modern FPGA. It was a "semi-custom" chip where the manufacturer added a final layer of interconnections to a standard array of logic gates. The book details how Sinclair Research utilized this technology to reduce chip count and cost, a critical factor in the Spectrum's commercial success.
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Ferranti provided a "design rule manual" and a grid paper sheet representing the ULA's internal cells. You colored in the metalization links. This was called "Rubber Band Logic."
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The Original ULA Logic (Approximate):
BORDER_OUT = (DISPLAY_ENABLE ? BORDER_REGISTER : VID_OUT)
Where DISPLAY_ENABLE is high during the 192 active lines.
How to design this in your microcomputer:
This is precisely the logic you will find in the missing PDF. By copying this, you have designed a fundamental part of a video chip.