[comp.sys.mac] QuickerGraf

edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu (02/23/88)

I just posted QuickerGraf (was QuickerDraw) to comp.binaries.mac.  Following
is the text message I included with the posting.  Enjoy.

Here is Andy Hertzfeld's QuickerGraf (originally named QuickerDraw),
version 1.0, fresh from CompuServe's MACPRO data library, DL5.  This
CDEF causes a Mac II running in 8 bit mode to do graphics some 3 times
faster, on the average.  This StuffIt file contains the CDEF and a
test program called QuickBenchMark, that does a dozen or so graphics
tests, with and without QuickerGraf and compares the two.  Simply
place the CDEF in your System Folder and reboot.

After an evening of using QuickerGraf, I am impressed, particularly
with full screen redraws.  Many thanks, Andy.

Edward Moy
Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

edmoy@violet.Berkeley.EDU
ucbvax!violet!edmoy

edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu (02/25/88)

Due to the unknown state of comp.binaries.mac and my bulging mailbox full of
requests, I have posted QuickerGraf to info-mac, also.  Please don't send
me a direct request unless you really need it immediately.

To repeat, this is the header from the posting:

Here is Andy Hertzfeld's QuickerGraf (originally named QuickerDraw),
version 1.0, fresh from CompuServe's MACPRO data library, DL5.  This
CDEF causes a Mac II running in 8 bit mode to do graphics some 3 times
faster, on the average.  This StuffIt file contains the CDEF and a
test program called QuickBenchMark, that does a dozen or so graphics
tests, with and without QuickerGraf and compares the two.  Simply
place the CDEF in your System Folder and reboot.

After an evening of using QuickerGraf, I am impressed, particularly
with full screen redraws.  Many thanks, Andy.

Edward Moy
Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

edmoy@violet.Berkeley.EDU
ucbvax!violet!edmoy

luciw@kodak.UUCP (bill luciw) (03/11/88)

Ok.  I give up.  What's the procedure for installing QuickerGraf?  I thought it	was a cdev and should just be placed in the system folder.  The icon shows up
on the control panel, but when I click on it, I get the following message under
the QuickerGraf RainBow-like Banner (V1.0):
  Sorry, but QuickerGraf is not currently 
installed.  You must restart your Mac to
load it!

I have, of course, restarted my Mac and tried all the obvious things.  Is there
some conflict I should be aware of?  I have a SuperMac 19" Color Monitor w/
the Spectrum 8-Bit color card AND the AppleColor 13" Monitor with Apple's 8-Bit
Color Card.

I sorry for cluttering up the net with this question if the answer is obvious.	

Thanks in advance.


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ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin) (06/29/88)

Seeing as we've been told that Apple bought the rights to quickergraf from
Andy Herzfeld, does this mean that its improvments are incorporated in
system software 6.0 - or will they be in 7.0 - or what? 

chari@killer.UUCP (Chris Whatley) (07/03/88)

In article <452@cf-cm.UUCP>, ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin) writes:
> Seeing as we've been told that Apple bought the rights to quickergraf from
> Andy Herzfeld, does this mean that its improvments are incorporated in
> system software 6.0 - or will they be in 7.0 - or what? 



Yes QuickerGraf is a part of the new system. You will learn of this if you try to boot with QuickerGraf under 6.0 or if you read that June MacTutor.

Chris Whatley

simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) (07/03/88)

In article <452@cf-cm.UUCP>, ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin) writes:
> Seeing as we've been told that Apple bought the rights to quickergraf from
> Andy Herzfeld, does this mean that its improvments are incorporated in
> system software 6.0 - or will they be in 7.0 - or what? 

Try running system 6.0 with the QuickerGraf init in the blessed folder. You'll 
see a different dialog from the init than there was previously---telling
you that QGraf is already present.  I assume that means that it really is
in system 6.0, although just because there's a dialog it doesn't prove
anything.
Cynically yours,
W. Simon Tortike
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Edmonton, AB
Canada T6G 2G6

jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White) (07/05/88)

In article <1428@pembina.UUCP>, simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) writes:
> In article <452@cf-cm.UUCP>, ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin) writes:
> > Seeing as we've been told that Apple bought the rights to quickergraf from
> > Andy Herzfeld, does this mean that its improvments are incorporated in
> > system software 6.0 - or will they be in 7.0 - or what? 
> 
> Try running system 6.0 with the QuickerGraf init in the blessed folder. You'll
> see a different dialog from the init than there was previously---telling
> you that QGraf is already present.  I assume that means that it really is
> in system 6.0, although just because there's a dialog it doesn't prove
> anything.

  We don't have a version of System 6.0 yet, but if QuickerGraf is built in to
to, you should be able run the the QuickerBench bencmark program to actually
test it.  It would be interesting to see if any operations are much slower or
faster now compared to the standalone CDEV running on a 4.2 System.

						Jeff White
						Drexel University - ECE Dept.
						rutgers!bpa!drexel!jeff

DLE@KL.SRI.COM (David L. Edwards) (07/06/88)

Quickergraf has been incorporated in system software 6.0.  In fact if
you leave quickergraf in your system folder, you get a warning message
that its already there.

June MacTutor, I think, has a great article from Andy about what quickergraf
does.

-dle

lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) (07/07/88)

In article <628@drexel.UUCP> jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White) writes:
>
>  We don't have a version of System 6.0 yet, but if QuickerGraf is built in to
>to, you should be able run the the QuickerBench bencmark program to actually

I don't think this will work.  The benchmark programmatically turned off
Quickergraf to get the timings without the speedups.  I don't think there is
any way to turn off the speedups in System 6.0, so the benchmark program
will report 100% improvement for all tests.


		 Larry Rosenstein,  Object Specialist
 Apple Computer, Inc.  20525 Mariani Ave, MS 27-AJ  Cupertino, CA 95014
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philf@med-isg.uucp (Phil Fernandez) (07/07/88)

In article <628@drexel.UUCP> jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White) writes:
>  We don't have a version of System 6.0 yet, but if QuickerGraf is built in to
>to, you should be able run the the QuickerBench bencmark program to actually
>test it.  It would be interesting to see if any operations are much slower or
>faster now compared to the standalone CDEV running on a 4.2 System.

I've done just that.  QuickerBench showed 100% for every test,
suggesting that it was testing the same code with "QuickerGraf"
enabled or disabled.

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sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (07/09/88)

in article <452@cf-cm.UUCP>, ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin) says:
> Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.47.1 of Mon Nov 23 1987 on v1 (berkeley-unix)
> 
> Seeing as we've been told that Apple bought the rights to quickergraf from
> Andy Herzfeld, does this mean that its improvments are incorporated in
> system software 6.0 - or will they be in 7.0 - or what? 

It's my understanding that they are in 6.0.

Jan Harrington, sysop
Scholastech Telecommunications
UUCP: husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop
BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY

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