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Article #2048Re: computer lingo
From: Dan Fleysher
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1986 13:32
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1986 13:32
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bit-blitting: BITBLT = Bit Block Transfer. It means being able to move data from one memory area to another without the requirment that the transfer begin and/or end on a word or byte boundary. e.g., "Move N bits from here to there." Useful for putting a bit map up on a display. Dan -----------------------------------
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!ucbvax!info-atari From: Fleysher.wbst@XEROX.ARPA (Dan Fleysher) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: computer lingo Message-ID: <860114-053214-3197@Xerox> Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 08:32:10 EST Article-I.D.: Xerox.860114-053214-3197 Posted: Tue Jan 14 08:32:10 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jan-86 04:47:37 EST References: <380@vaxwaller.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 8