woo@vaxwaller.UUCP (Norm Woo) (01/11/86)
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In January 1986 Byte article on the Atari 520ST, there is a reference
to "bit-blitting". What is bit-blitting?
Norm Woo (415) 945-2170
{zehntel,amd}!varian!wooFleysher.wbst@XEROX.ARPA (Dan Fleysher) (01/14/86)
bit-blitting: BITBLT = Bit Block Transfer. It means being able to move data from one memory area to another without the requirment that the transfer begin and/or end on a word or byte boundary. e.g., "Move N bits from here to there." Useful for putting a bit map up on a display. Dan -----------------------------------
Wartinger.Henr@XEROX.ARPA (Ray Wartinger) (01/14/86)
The term is "BIT-BLT" which stands for Bit Block Transfer and refers to high speed copying of memory images from one location to another, typically for updating a display's bitmap. -- Ray