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From: shd AT earthling DOT net (Steven Don)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: scrolling with allegro
Date: 1 Jul 1998 23:11:53 GMT
Organization: EuroNet Internet
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In article <001a01bda51b$07837e40$624d08c3 AT arthur>, "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net> wrote:
>>> One scheme is to create a very large bitmap object that is your level,
>>> and then blit the appropriate piece onto the screen.
>>> --
>>
>>Well that is not memory efficient, but the easiest approach.
>
>
>Not memory efficient. Hmm. Let me see: for a 1600x1600 map (for instance) in
>256 colours - that's 625Mb of ram. (!)
*** 1600x1600=2560000. Wouldn't that be 2.44 MB? Perhaps you're using big 
chars :))

Regards,
  SHD

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