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Article #25647Re: News From Hannover Messe
From: leavens
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1987 22:51
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1987 22:51
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in article <409@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Adam C. Engst) says: > > > I would like to > know exactly what the blitter chip will allow in terms of performance before > I would spend extra money money for one, although I would almost certainly > get the new ROMS. Alex, could you describe what the difference will be? The difference is that the graphics operations that used to be performed in software will now be performed in hardware, with a resulting increase in speed. This thing's _fast_. --alex @ Atari BIX:alexl. GEnie: ALEXLEAVENS AtariCorp: 408-745-2006 "How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all."
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tektronix!cae780!amdcad!sun!imagen!atari!leavens From: leavens@atari.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: News From Hannover Messe Message-ID: <655@atari.UUCP> Date: Fri, 13-Mar-87 17:51:21 EST Article-I.D.: atari.655 Posted: Fri Mar 13 17:51:21 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Mar-87 19:44:00 EST References: <409@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Distribution: world Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA Lines: 17