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WORD-ORIENTED ERASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The byte/word-oriented erase method is often faster than hardware screen erase; this is because most raster-scan erase hardware cleans the screen by turning bytes and words off as they are displayed, which takes a total time of 16.6 mo at a standard 60 H3 frame rate.

French

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  • Infographie

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