From: Alex Demko <ademko AT mbnet DOT mb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Allegro speed question
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 1997 12:14:46 -0600
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> I'd guess the blit would be quite a bit faster. The big difference
> between the two is that draw_rle_sprite() supports transparent pixels,
> and blit() doesn't. This means the blit can use a very simple (and
<snip>

Thanks, that really helped a lot.

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