The Blit - why it's so expensive.
A.VANNUCCI
gv at hou2e.UUCP
Sat Mar 23 06:46:26 AEST 1985
> The reason that a BLIT is so expensive is because it isn't just a fancy
> terminal. It is a 800x1000 resolution bit-mapped graphics workstation.
> It has a mouse, 258k of ram, and a WC32000 microprocessor onboard that
> can upload and directly execute programs compiled on the 3b2.
The 5620's that are being sold now have 1024 bytes of RAM. It is very
useful as it allows the user to use six full-screen layers while
leaving plenty of room for programs, alternate fonts, etc.
Giovanni Vannucci
AT&T Bell Laboratories HOH R-207
Holmdel, NJ 07733
hou2e!gv
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