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- From: paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Attn Commodore: Yo
- References: <1992Dec15.055321.16364@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Message-ID: <paulk.2tl8@terapin.com>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 17:54:26 PST
- Organization: BBS
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- > Note that the only other hardware direct access the OS allows
- > (other than resources..) is Copper instructions.. and since those
- > are used just as a medium for accessing the hardware anyway, the
- > only areas that are legal are color registers when ECS is active
- > and the blitter.
-
- What? Can't you use the copper to change bitplane pointers? At
- least during horizontal blank (wouldn't wanna do it in the middle of
- a scan line) And sprite registers?
-