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From: kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: blitter
Message-ID: <1078@atari.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jun 88 01:08:57 GMT
References: <8806231552.AA18231@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
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in article <8806231552.AA18231@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, Bruce Heimbigner asks:
> 
> True of False?
> 
> 1._____ Programs that use tos/gem (primitives?) for graphics will speed
>         up with the blitter on.
    True. Since VDI functions take advantage of the BLiTTER if it's there,
          programs written to use VDI graphics primitives will show an
          increase in speed in graphics operations
> 
> 2._____ The desk top speeds up with the blitter on.
    True. (see answer to 1. above)
> 
> 3._____ Only programs written specifically with the blitter in mind
>         will have any speed up.
    False. (see answer to 1. above)  However, programs can be written
          specifically to take advantage of the BLiTTER.
> 
> 4._____ All GEM programs will experience some speed up.
    False. Programs that use their own techniques to draw to the screen
           will not be sped up by the BLiTTER.
> 
> 5._____ The new database from Timeworks is the only program currently on
>         the market that uses the blitter.
    False.  Jim Kent's CyberPaint takes specacular advantage of the BLiTTER,
          and I'm sure other examples exist (though I can't think of any
          at the moment).

-- 
 Ken Badertscher                 | Hey, umm, the stuff I said up there
 Atari Software Test/Support     | is, like, what _I_ think, okay?
 {portal,ames,imagen}!atari!kbad | So, y'know, don't bug Atari about it.