ULA Control Port

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Number PortNumber::$xxFE
Decimal NumberDec::
Short desc. ShortDesc::Controls border color and base Spectrum audio settings.
Bit Mask PortMask::%---- ---- ---- ---0
Readable Readable::No
Writable Writable::Yes
Subsystem Subsystem::

When written to, adjusts the border color and audio devices as follows:

Bit Function
0-2 Border color
3 Enable MIC output
4 Enable EAR output
5-7 Unused

Reading the port with certain particular high bytes will read the keyboard (see {{#ask: PortNumber::$**FE }} ($**FE{{#ask: PortNumber::$**FE |mainlabel=- |headers=hide |intro= /  |?NumberDec#- }}). Bit 6 of the ULA byte is always the EAR input.