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echo: 64_talk
to: PAUL EDWARDS
from: Rod Gasson
date: 1994-02-18 20:21:00
subject: Spreading!

Hi Paul,

 PE> included, whereas the C64 for about $140
 PE> you get the computer and a 180k
 PE> floppy instead of 720k.

A place near me ("cash converters") are selling C64's for $45, and disk
drives for $25.

 PE> RG>        * Inbuilt ZIP packer (PKZIP 2.04 compatable)
 PE> How did you achieve this?

Trade secret. :-)

 PE> RG>        * 100% machine code for maximum speed
 PE> What assembler do you use?

Merlin.

 PE> How do most assembler programmers handle
 PE> bullets on the C64?  Like 70% do x,
 PE> 20% do y and 10% do z?

Huh ????

 PE> I'm sure C64 games use more than 8
 PE> sprites.  How do they generally do it?

Raster interupts. But not all "sprites" are really sprites.. some are
nothing more than a modified character set.

Cheers
Rod
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