Discover the Power of the Bit Blit Algorithm & Amiga's Blitter Chip 🖥️

Explore the history and mechanics of the Bit Blit algorithm, a revolutionary graphics technique from Xerox PARC that boosted the Amiga's visual performance. Dr. Steve Bagley explains how this technology transformed computer graphics.

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The Bit Blit algorithm dates back to Xerox PARC, but was famously used to sell the Amiga home computer among others. Dr Steve Bagley takes us through how it works. This is a re-upload due to an audio problem on the earlier edit -Sean https://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com

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