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From: uzun@pnet01.cts.com (Roger Uzun)
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Subject: Re: Lemmings - a tutorial Part V (last)
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Date: 10 Apr 91 16:56:03 GMT
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The way i approached frame rates was to optimize for the 68000, and
set a frame rate goal using the timer.device, I can achive that frame rate
on a 68020 equipped machine (of similar power to an A2620), but cannot
get the 'ideal' frame rate on a stock, nofastmem A500.  It is closer
when you add true fast RAM in the system, but still not ideal.
Basically the games multitask and are perfectly stable applications,
but they will only achive the max frame rate with an A2500/20 or better.
The frame rate is still acceptable on an A500.

So just because lemmings is slower on a 68000, this does not mean
it does not have a fixed frame rate, it probably has a ceiling like
my games, one which cannot be reached on a 7Mhz 68000, but can 
be reached on faster systems.

-Roger

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