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From: hansb@ariel.unm.edu (Hans Bechtel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ellipse algor.
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Date: 24 Jan 88 04:42:25 GMT
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Keywords: DrawEllipse, ellipses, C, eliipse algorithm

In article <2477@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Richard L. Carreiro) writes:
>The 1.2 of the system has a new grphics primitive DrawEllipse.  I'm
>not quite sure on it's parameters, but I think it's:
>    DrawEllipse(rp,x,y,rx,ry)
>     rp=pointer to RastPort
>     x,y=center of ellipse
>   rx,ry=x and y radii of ellipse
>
>--Rich

I have tried the DrawEllipse function, but it is WAY TOO SLOWWWW....

I need an algorythm that is extremely fast, written in C, callable
by other subroutines, (or even written in assembler!) for OUR
FAVORITE MACHINE...

Hans Bechtel

"amiga for life..."