Re: 137179 replacements (again)

there is some AVG that I figured out staying up late for a few
weeks way back in '97. it is at..

http://www.gamearchive.com/video/general/hacking/text/avg.txt

Rodger Boots wrote:
>
> Is there a list somewhere of the instructions for the
> mathbox and/or the vector generator of, for example,
> Tempest or Major Havoc? For example, somewhere
> there is probably a "draw a red line from screen position
> 'A' to screen position 'B'" command.
>
> More of a curiosity than anything. Was wondering
> how tough it would be to redesign a vector game board
> using modern electronics. Say, for example, using a
> DSP to replace both the mathbox and vector generator.
>
> And anyone know how fast a line gets drawn? By
> this I mean how many inches per second. Like the
> outer rectangle on Tempest self test, how long does
> it take to draw from the upper left corner to the upper
> right corner? Does the hardware slow down when
> drawing diagonals or just increase the brightness to
> compensate for a higher effective drawing speed.
>
> You know, technical stuff. (Plus the speed issue
> is important since I'm STILL trying to design a
> flame-resistant monitor).
Received on Tue Jun 8 09:36:53 1999