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Photon · 15 June 2013, 18:24

An interrupt that starts with a busy-wait for the intended HPOS can be predictably triggered for a minimum busy-wait on 68000. Should you have a fast CPU you waste part of a scanline busy-waiting, but on the other hand if the game runs on A500 the CPU can waste that time and still be able to run the game. A good method to know when you are A500-centric (write for the A500 platform specifically) but don't want to rule out faster Amigas.

15 June 2013, 18:24	#14
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,604	An interrupt that starts with a busy-wait for the intended HPOS can be predictably triggered for a minimum busy-wait on 68000. Should you have a fast CPU you waste part of a scanline busy-waiting, but on the other hand if the game runs on A500 the CPU can waste that time and still be able to run the game. A good method to know when you are A500-centric (write for the A500 platform specifically) but don't want to rule out faster Amigas.