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Has anyone run the Dhrystone MIPS 2.1 benchmark on a stock, 2.8MHz, Apple IIgs?
You can find lots of discussion about dhrystone numbers and accelerators on old comp.sys.apple2 and comp.sys.apple2.gno usenet posts. Here are some numbers from the accelerator FAQ:
BenchMark v5.0 ...
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How were sprites handled on the IIgs?
There are two basic elements:
Using "compiled" shapes, where the shape is stored as a series of drawing instructions rather than as data
Taking advantage of the IIgs shadow RAM, as ...
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What is stored in IIgs BRAM?
The official list of BRAM values can be found in the Toolbox Reference Volume 1 in Table 14-3.
This list was extended in System 6.0 and 6.0.1, which is documented in the Programmer's Reference for ...
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How were sprites handled on the IIgs?
There were multiple approaches possible, depending on the type of game. Many games used a combination of tricks to accomplish these techniques.
One approach was to disable the shadow memory, writing ...
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Could the Apple IIGS play any and all Amiga MOD files?
There is a newer version of NinjaTracker (NinjaTracker Plus) that supports almost all of the (traditional) MOD effects and supports streaming of instrument samples. It should be noted that ...
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