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I saw a 486/66 motherboard with CPU for $270 recently. The rediculous part is memory will cost more than the motherboard. Simms run about $40 a megabyte.
Here is a message I posted to the gamdev forum a while back. I lean towards mode 13, because it is easier to program and it is faster on new systems. Mode X advantages: 1) Fast VRAM-VRAM blits. This isn't a big advantage anymore with PCI and VLB cards. In…
I noticed one minor optimization you can make. When you have a horizontal edge, you do not need to store the Y values. This is because the Y value will be included in the next edge. 1 a _________ b | \ 4 | \ 2 | \ |______________\ d…
This method will be faster for large polygons, but will be slower for small polys. Also it is limited to solid color lines, so it can only be used for no shading or for flat shading. Since you probably want to eventually do gouraud shading and texture mapping, I would…
You are right, we need a cool name. Hey lets have a name the demo team competition. Winner gets a free copy of our first demo.
Has Anyone tried Warp yet? I keep hearing that its good. I have been thinking about going out and buying it, but I wan't to hear some more opinions first.
I agree that those who love windows will continue to love it and the that hate it will continue to hate it. However, it is so much fun bashing things you hate. Its kind of cathardic (sp?). Sign me up for the Windows Haters and Bashers Club of America.