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Subject: Re: A-Line Solution, AES and VDI
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Date: 14 Nov 90 13:36:39 GMT
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In article <1990Nov14.161216.7677@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>, gcarter@globey.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) writes:
> ... I and a few
> of my friends are pondering just what good a blitter chip actually is on
> the ST, and if it offers any advantages over the software blitters.	

I can't answer your question directly, but I can point you to the last two
issues of STart magazine (October, which has 'September' on the cover, and
November 1990).  Both have had programming articles related to the blitter chip
and demo some of the supposed advantages of the chip.

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David Paschall-Zimbel		davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu