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Re: VGA, Retraces, and DMA

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From: James Hague
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:26
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Peter SPHINX Cellik writes:
>
>Why should he be.  What is more difficult than creating the low
>level graphics routines?  Movement?  Rotation?  Perspective
>rendering, possibly, but there is no use rendering an image
>if you are going to display it in a video mode that is slow and
>does not convey the information effectively.

Sigh.  Writing novels should be real easy, since you don't
need to do *any* low-level graphics routines.  And because the
video game consoles have built-in sprite hardware, etc., they
should be brimming with wonderful games, right?

>Besides, I was enjoying the current threads.  If you can not
>handle it, try rec.games.player, no tech stuff required.   :-)

I can handle it and sometimes it is interesting.  But it is
akin to a group of writers always talking about grammar.  Low
level issues are fundamental and necessary, but they are a
far cry from creating a novel or even a short story.

--
James Hague   
exuhag@exu.ericsson.se
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Subject: Re: VGA, Retraces, and DMA
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