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// -- BLITZFONTS -- //
\X/ ~~~~~~~~~~ \X/
by Hayes C. Haugen
BlitzFonts: makes text output up to 6 times faster. It will increase
text output speeds on 99% of your Amiga programs that use the Topaz 80
font. This means faster screen updates in: AmigaBasic, Scribble!,
OnLine!, Comm, LSE, uEdit, Ed, Textcraft Plus, all Infocom Releases, V.I.P.
Pro, MicroEmacs, and many, many more! Intuition menus are also sped up.
How do you get this great speed-up? Just type in 'BlitzFonts' from your
CLI, or double-click on it's icon from the workbench. Smart users will
immediately put BlitzFonts in their startup-sequence so that it is there
every time they boot. The installed BlitzFonts takes a meager 3072 bytes
and is written in 100% assembly language for maximum speed.
Benchmarks:
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Blitzfonts | System Text() | Percent increase
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4000 x 80 chars 13.41 secs 78.65 secs 586%
This benchmark is a best-case scenario ONLY; most text output is only
2-3 times as fast due to application (the program your running) overhead.
Use the 586% speed increase as a comparison, though I don't believe you can
do generalized text output any faster on the Amiga. BlitzFonts is
completely transparent to the user, the programmer and the program (even
copy-protected ones). BlitzFonts still allows the system text routines to
work with custom fonts. If for some reason, a program will not run with
BlitzFonts (I have yet to find one that won't) typing 'BlitzFonts -r' will
remove the fast font routines and restore your Amiga to its normal/slow
state.
This program is being offered as ShareWare. Please give a copy of
this version of BlitzFonts to every Amiga owner you know, and feel free to
post it on any electronic bulletin boards or networks, or include it in any
public domain/ShareWare compilation that sells for $8 or less (so long as
you keep this notice and BlitzFonts together and unmodified.) When you use
BlitzFonts and realize how much better your life truly is, send a $10 or
more contribution to me, the author, at:
Hayes Haugen
11303 South Dogwood Lane
Edmonds, WA 98020-6168
In return, you will receive a disk with the latest version of BlitzFonts
with more features, and other shareware by me. Contributions of less than
$10 are greatly appreciated, and you will be added to my mailing list, but
cost prohibits me from sending you a disk. If you already own one of my
other ShareWare programs, let me know which one and I will also send you a
free update to that program.
Features that are in the upgraded version: allows you to use any font that
is 8 pixels wide as the BlitzFont (i.e. Topaz 11), and also speeds up
boldface and italics. Suggestions for more features or other programs are
welcome.
======> PLEASE NOTE! <=======
This is my third ShareWare release, and I am sorry to say that there are
very few honest Amiga users who have chosen to support my efforts.
BlitzFonts cost you nothing to get, I only ask for a small contribution!
If you'd rather you can go buy MicroSmith's Fast Fonts, but that will cost
you $49.95, and you won't be able to legally give copies to your friends.
I will continue to support my current programs, but if BlitzFonts doesn't
do well, this will be my last ShareWare release.
Other ShareWare by me:
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X-Spell.....a 30,000 word spelling checker that checks any document with text
in it (Textcraft, Scribble, any editor). Will also suggest
alternate spellings and allow you to replace the incorrect word
with any word of your choice ($15).
Blitz.......a text viewer with the FASTEST screen updates on the Amiga. Also
allows saving of selected portions of the document, and simple
modifications of the text ($10).
BlitzFonts is copyright 1987 by Hayes C. Haugen, all rights except for
limited non-commercial distribution are reserved. BlitzFonts may not be
given away or sold independently or with any other program, except as
detailed above. Companies and ShareWare authors may license BlitzFonts for
inclusion in their own programs, please contact the author at the above
address for details. All warranties whether expressed or implied are
non-existent. The user assumes all risk in using this program, and under
no circumstances will the author or anyone related to him (or his friends)
be held liable for any damages, however extreme or minor, caused directly
or indirectly by BlitzFonts.