GabeMoralesVR on Nostr: The good news: The #Atari STE don't just have #blitter library functions, it has ...
The good news: The #Atari STE don't just have #blitter library functions, it has separate blitter hardware!
The bad news: using the blitter blocks the #68000 until blitting is done, making the hardware act as though it was a software routine in the end.
*facepalm*
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