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From: Chad_The-Walrus_Netzer@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Graphics (Was: FlickerFixers)
Message-ID: <7948@cup.portal.com>
Date: 7 Aug 88 00:16:12 GMT
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In a previous article <Chuck 'The Man!' McManis) (Just kidding Chuck) writes:
)No, it isn't. The FlickerFixer (TM) gives flicker free 640 X 400 displays
)without a loss of animation capability or color saturation. I have a 
)long persistence monitor on my 1000 and the colors are a) less saturated,
)and b) easier to smear. Now for many things this is no problem at all,
)with starglider two I am starting to see some trails following various bits
)of debris.

	Well, FlickerFixer doesn't run animation too well either, since it
buffers the last frame (basically), you'll generally have 'left_overs' after
anything moves a significant amount between frames.  These 'Left_overs' take
the form of little 'lines' that are still buffered.  It can actually be worse
(at times) than the phospher decay of a long persistence monitor (an opinion,
of course).  Next time you go down to HT Electronics, try moving the mouse
semi-rapidly on their FlixerFix'ed 2000, and you'll see what I mean.
	Therefore, it is hard to say what is better... In non-interlace, the
flicker fixer may not buffer the display (I'm not sure), and thus the problem
will disappear.  this, of course, is not the case on the long-persistence
monitor...
	Hmmm. I had no idea you worked on the 82786...  All in all, it was a
very nice little graphics processor, and probably would have done much better
had Texas Instruments not done something dynamite! (Being the 34720(?) or
whatever) BTW, is that where the 'pepper' comes from in your mailer (ie.
related to the 'Pepper' board?)
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			Chad 'The_Walrus' Netzer -> AmigaManiac++