Re: C64 GRAPHICS CARD

From: Groepaz (groepaz_at_gmx.net)
Date: 2004-11-01 03:34:57

On Monday 01 November 2004 02:21, David Wood wrote:
> 
> Okay I'll bite. :)
> 
> http://starbase.globalpc.net/~jbevren/videosys.txt
> 
> it's a 4AM invention, but the concepts are there. ;-)
> 
> I agree with screen clearing btw.  Two things would help tremendously:
> First, clearing the screen quickly is a must.  I'd consider setting up a
> rectangle fill in hardware if possible, or just a memory fill if not.
> Second, double buffering would be nice so that data can be drawn offscreen.
> We all like this of course.

may i jump in and suggest support for drawing a span-buffer? (basically a
linked list of horizontal lines for each scanline):)

gpz

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