[comp.sys.amiga] Black Scan Lines

iphwk%MTSUNIX1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Bill Kinnersley) (07/29/88)

[In "A2000 motherboard+ps+cables=upgrade (?)", Ronald G Minnich said:]
>
> Now that i use suns all the time the every-other-black-scan-line
> on the 1000 is really beginning to bug me. Love that machine,
> but sure wish i had flicker-free interlace.
>
I've been in interlace mode for months now and never liked it better!
You can get used to the flicker, it's not really that bad compared to
the advantages of 48 lines of text!  Makes program editing a joy.  I
use MicroEMACS version 30 (slightly modified) on the Amiga, vi on Unix,
and LSEDIT on VMS without a hitch.
A 48-line text window does push the limits of the blitter when it wants to
scroll, especially if there are other windows in front.  You can watch
the individual ClipRects being moved, seesaw fashion.


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