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From: frankb@crash.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Bit Blitters
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Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 12:57:02 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 10 12:57:02 1987
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> A vanilla 68K can blit faster than any currently known hardware chip.

I think the boys at Texas Instruments would be interested in hearing that
assertion.  If true, it would mean that all the excitement about the
TMS 34010 is for naught!  Why use a 34010 when you can use a 68000?

> ... there are stories of a new Son-of-Blit based on a 68020 which can
> blit in color (something almost no one understands, much less implements
> in a useful, intuitive way) and greyscale at a speed which any custom
> chip in any technology could envy.

Again, I'm sure TI would be interested in hearing this, since their
TMS 34010 blits color in interesting and useful ways.  I'm sure Apple
would also be interested in this, since they based the transfer modes
of the new Quickdraw's color CopyBits on the transfer modes native to the
34010--and have stated in documentation that they are working on a
graphics accelerator card based on the 34010.  Also, Levco has been
publicly noted as working on adapting the 34010 to the Macintosh.

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