Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!electro!ignac
From: ignac@electro.UUCP (Ignac Kolenko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: QuickST vs TurboST
Message-ID: <1901@electro.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jun 90 18:25:06 GMT
References: <1990Jun5.011452.16818@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: ignac@electro.UUCP (Ignac Kolenko)
Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON
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In article <1990Jun5.011452.16818@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz) writes:
>I am curious.  Which is faster, TurboST or QuickST?  I know QuickST
>is much cheaper and comes with extra tools, but what do the raw
>speed numbers look like?  I don't own either, but I became a bit 
>curious after reading an article in Computer Shopper which mentioned
>both "software blitters."
>
>Any info would be appreciated.



both Quick ST and Turbo ST are almost identical in speed for the system
fonts (8 by 16, 8 by 8, 6 by 6), with Turbo just slightly ahead. but the
latest revision of Quick ST will now support GDOS fonts, which is something
that Turbo ST says right on its package that it does not support! if those
few extra percent are worth it for you, get Turbo, but if you like your
precious system memory (Quick takes less than half of Turbo's memory), 
get Quick ST.

plus Quick ST fully supports Moniterm with no special monkeying around with
filenames, etc, and it also supports custom desktop backgrounds and fill
patterns. as well, Quick ST supplies a few extra utilities which make
life easier for the Atari ST (desktop customizer, ART ST graphics software,
Quick View)

hope this helps!




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