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From: YUNSANJ@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
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Subject: Re: Can the Mac actually do animation?
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Date: 11 Apr 91 23:59:33 GMT
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 Although reluctant to divulge tthe processes, it is possible to do mediocre
arcade animation on a Mac. I've been able to get full background scrolling
with several sprites moving around fine on either a Plus or SE in B/W or a Mac
II in color. Of course, you're going to need to get down and dirty with
assembly (yes, I know all you wimps out there are afraid of writing directly
to the screen in fear of incompatibility). Actually, the incompatibility risks
aren't very high, generally juts with graphics accelerators (then why do you
need to write directly?) Offer a choice for users to switch between custom and
standard routines and everything should work out fine.