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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Graphics & SHR
Message-ID: <35803@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Oct 89 01:26:56 GMT
References: <8910172140.aa00225@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8910172140.aa00225@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> MMPR004@ECNCDC.BITNET (Scott Hutinger) writes:
>I just got my IIGS assembler last week.  I just got time to use it today, and
>found that the SHR screen really is usable for animation!!!!!  I have never
>used C for animation before, and tried it, but it sure didn't do too much for
>me.  Blam..the wonders of quick memory moves!
>
>Is their really any reason not to bypass quickdraw?  Or, is more that just
>a outline of a window in that area of memory? [...]

For some kinds of programs, going directly to the screen is your best choice.
Reasons to *use* QuickDraw II include:  insuring compatibility with any future
GS-compatible machines, and (if you use the other desktop tools, too) providing
the user with a consistent desktop interface, including NDAs.
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