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From: kurt@tc.fluke.COM (Kurt Guntheroth)
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Subject: Re: Prodigy
Message-ID: <1991Feb28.211221.5501@tc.fluke.COM>
Date: 28 Feb 91 21:12:21 GMT
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> Why write a program to get rid of the
> commercials when the OS/hardware handles it simply for you.

Because it improves performance if you don't have to figure out how to
render those areas of the display.  Either it ups the effective baud rate
(biggest win) or else it makes multitasking more friendly (smaller win).