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[REBOL] Re: Rebol on Amithlon?

From: holger:rebol at: 24-Nov-2001 6:42

On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 11:28:00AM +0000, Don Cox wrote:
> (It isn't clear why scrolling in View is so slow compared to other Amiga > software, which generally scrolls as fast as PC software.)
Yes, but only for a few bit planes, typically 2 or 3. REBOL uses a full 24-bit compositing engine, which requires quantization and C2P-conversion in real-time. Other Amiga programs with similar functionality (24-bit paint programs etc.) are similarly slow. View does support hardware scrolling, but most programs do not make use of it. -- Holger Kruse [holger--rebol--com]