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From: rogers@iris.ucdavis.edu (Brewski Rogers)
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Subject: Re: Double-buffering problem
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Date: 7 Apr 90 21:53:06 GMT
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In article <46786@ames.arc.nasa.gov> mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) writes:
>One is led to believe that performing a WaitBOVP() right before the ClipBlit 
>would help to get rid it. But that doesn't seem to do a thing. What gives?
>mike
>

Two things:
1] WaitBOVP() expects a pointer to a viewport, but you probably know that.
2] WaitBOVP() doesn't Wait, but does a busy-loop so it sucks up CPU time.

-bruce

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