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In article <4JAN93.09101838@cc4.crl.aecl.ca> csullogg@cc4.crl.aecl.ca writes:
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>Another thing that really annoys me is how stupid an Atari ST user pretends
>to be when it comes to bitching about the redraw speed of Windows. Ok,
>grade 4 math. The screen resolution of the ST in color is what? 320x200
>in 16 colors. 320x200*4/8 = 32000 bytes of screen memory. A PC running
>Windows is typically running what, a VGA. 640x480*4/8 = 153600 bytes of
>screen memory. That's almost a 5:1 increase in screen resolution, which
>duh, required either 5 times longer or 5 times the processor speed to 
>redraw compared to your ST. If you compared oranges to oranges, you'd find
>that Windows isn't that slow after all. The closest thing to VGA mode on
>the ST is TT medium resolution on the TT. Actually, TT medium resolution
>IS EXACTLY the same as VGA mode. Boot up a TT and compare redraw speeds of
>ST monochrome mode (640x400 mono) and TT medium resolution (640x480 16 colors).
>Surprise, Surprise, you'll see a major speed difference. Look at the Mac,
>it has very fast redraws compared to the ST, but that's because Macs had
>the smaller 512x384 screen which only require about 20K of screen memory.
>
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>- Darek

While I'll admit to not having used PC VGA much, I do know about the speed
of TT medium.  Its not slow.  I'd say that it's speed is better than
ST medium (even faster with Warp 9).  Actually, the speed is better than all
of the ST resolutions on an ST, though ST high is a close call.

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