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.

Discover the Power of the Bit Blit Algorithm & Amiga's Blitter Chip 🖥️
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113.1K views • Sep 17, 2021
Discover the Power of the Bit Blit Algorithm & Amiga's Blitter Chip 🖥️

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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

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