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- From: Mustang@vrb.com (Aaron Smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: RTG-Copper???
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 96 17:55:58
- Organization: Virtual Reality BBS
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <19960217.8B0A790.1074C@vrb.com>
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- On Mon 12-Feb-1996 11:49p, Peter Elzner wrote:
- PE> Mustang@vrb.com (Aaron Smith) wrote:
-
- PE> > I have seen many IBM euro demos that use copper effects, it
- PE> seems like
- PE> > it could be esily done on any normal chip. S3 could cirtainly do it.
-
- PE> Of course, just look at the PC-version of Worms. All those copper-effects
- PE> (paralax-scrolling, fading background, blah...) and it's still smooth and
- PE> fast without a copper.
-
-
- I believe (this is a simple guess) that the programmers are writing
- "amiga-like" copper effect emulators then just keeping some of their same
- code..... The eurodemo I sw was EXACTLY like the Amiga counterpart one, and I
- figured they just emulate copper somehow.... Just a guess..
-
- To the original point, I think RTG copper/blitter functions could be
- worked into the AmigaOS for other SVGA chipsets..??
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