Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!stable.ecn.purdue.edu!yorkw From: yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Screen blankers for AMIGA Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 91 12:15:46 GMT References: <1991Apr5.090814.811@darwin.ntu.edu.au> Sender: root@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (ECN System Management) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 34 earson@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes: >Screen Blankers for the Amiga, have you ever seen the MACKIE screen blanker >it gives the best screen show of splines I have ever seen even the ones on the >MAC's don't compare. I use it with JRCOMM when downloading and there is no >slowing up of the downloading at all as I think it takes a lower priority >in the system and it stops everytime the computer needs more processing ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >power. It is not quite as elaborate as After Dark but the next bes thing ^^^^^^^ Interesting, Wonder HOW it knows when ya need more Power? >also the latest version of Dmouse has DLineart which give an animated screen >perforamance as well.-- Well due to a lot of MAC people flaming me about me Flaming AfterDark i wish to re-state that: On an Amiga you DO NOT want your screen blanker to take up CPU time. (OR take very little) How much time does a Blanker take up? Well you could use Xoper to measure CPU useage, run xoper, let the blanker kick in. Wait a little, move ya mouse ands see what Xoper says. -- yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu aka Willis F York aka Squid on IRC The only thing that Apple invented is the idea to borrow Xerox-invented ideas. (Hope THIS sig don't insult anyone!) :^)