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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Denise/Paula/Agnus/Gary/Portia
Keywords: blitter lightning bit plane pond scum
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Date: 14 Aug 89 21:47:58 GMT
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In article <506@tardis.Tymnet.COM> jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) writes:
[Interesting idea edited out (see the reference)]
>But the current blitter only goes up to 1024 bits.  Until you get the ECS,
>you'll have to use some tricks to get the blit accomplished.
>Or is this idea too crazy to be of use?  :-)

Actually it looks like a pretty neat idea, you can try it on current 
technology screens by using a low res 250 X 200 screen (1000 X 200
bitmap) Make the viewport think it is a 5 plane screen tho so that you
can check it with full DMA contention.


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