[comp.arch] to graphics processor or not to gra

peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (04/16/89)

In article <3300064@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> BITBLT.  It's not just for graphics anymore!

I'll say. The Amiga uses BitBlt to decode MFM, and there's this guy who wrote
a program that uses the blitter on the Amiga to do LIFE generations: runs at
something like 20 generations per second for a 320 by 200 map.
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