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- From: copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
- Subject: Re: So what about that damn'd kludgy pointer?
- Message-ID: <copes.716464334@marsh>
- Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Sep14.072630.21175@reed.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 09:52:14 GMT
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- bthompso@reed.edu (Benjamin Thompson) writes:
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- >What do you think C= has done about the kludgy sprites in the new chip
- >set for the A4000? Are we still going to be subjected to a 320x200
- >pointer on a 1280x512 screen? Does anyone know the specs on the
- >blitter and sprites in the new hardware? The obvious answer is you
- >get 4x more bandwidth to do stuff in, but does that translate into
- >more sprites or more resolution, or just more colors in the same
- >resolution. Hardware hackers want to know....
-
- Yes, the new sprites are of varying resolutions, and more colours. For details
- you will have to get hold of some spec sheets from C=, but the AA posting about
- 2 months ago was pretty accurate.
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- >--
- >Benjamin Thompson My views are my own, as far as I know...
- >bthompso@reed.edu I go to Reed College --- You can trust me
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