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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Overscan graphics
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Date: Tue, 28-Apr-87 15:24:51 EDT
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>Yes, yes, *BUT* remember overscan is a the expense of sprites!  Those extra
>video fetches have to come from somewhere.  As you use more pixels, the
>higher numbered sprites will be preempted, and unless disabled, funny video
>smearing will result.

	A perfectly acceptable solution for me... I never use more than one
sprite anyway (my mouse pointer).  Game programs which use sprites aren't
effected because they open their own custom screen...  Of course, Zoing,
Boing, (etc.... ) are all effected, but then those are only demos.

					-Matt