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  1. >>>>> "Bob" == Bob  <bob@xnet.com> writes:
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  3.     Bob> first of all, forgive me if this is an incredibly stupid
  4.     Bob> question, but i just don't know the answer.  what exactly is
  5.     Bob> a "blitter"?
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  7. That's the low-level graphics engine, responsible for transferring
  8. graphics bits here and there.  Blitter speed is a substantial part of
  9. overall graphics performance, although it's not the whole story.
  10.  
  11. -Mat
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