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Subject: Re: News From Hannover Messe
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Date: Fri, 13-Mar-87 17:51:21 EST
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in article <409@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Adam C. Engst) says:
> 
> 
> I would like to
> know exactly what the blitter chip will allow in terms of performance before
> I would spend extra money money for one, although I would almost certainly
> get the new ROMS.  Alex, could you describe what the difference will be?

  The difference is that the graphics operations that used to be performed
in software will now be performed in hardware, with a resulting increase
in speed.  This thing's _fast_.

--alex @ Atari

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