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- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 21:21:39 GMT+1
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- Subject: Re: Amiga doesn`t need Planar!
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- From: john.hendrikx@grafix.xs4all.nl (John Hendrikx)
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- Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland
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- In a message of 13 Feb 96 Michael Van Elst wrote to All:
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- >> different areas. With the DSP you get massive speed boosts in a very
- >> limited area, with the extra PPC chip you get a smaller speed boost but in
- >> practically every area.
-
- MVE> What kind of limited areas are you thinking of ? :)
-
- How would you like the DSP being used? Using the OS? Or using a
- 'OwnBlitter()' style function and then banging the DSP directly?
-
- In the first case the 'limited areas' would be whatever the OS supports, in the
- latter case it would be AGA/Blitter hacking all over again, with programs
- failing or refusing to work without the (correct) DSP.
-
- Grtz John
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