Re: A85: Introducing a BReaKtHrOUgh!

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Re: A85: Introducing a BReaKtHrOUgh!


It's about time that the Mac version comes out before the PC version.  
It's also about time that somebody started working on software 
development tools for the Mac for the 85.  I haven't tried out the 
movieplayer yet but it looks cool.  Great job!!

>From: DorkReMi@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:00:24 EDT
>To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: A85: Introducing a BReaKtHrOUgh!
>Reply-To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
>
>
>Introducing a thing I have been waiting to speak about for a LONG time.  
Have
>you ever wondered what the next breakthrough on the 85 would be?  Oh, 
well,
>here it is.  I present to assembly-85 FULL MOTION VIDEO on the ti-85.  
This
>player has given much inspiration to me, because I see so much 
potential.  All
>of this was coded by Erik Huizing, (I just came up with the idea).  
Also, for
>the macintosh, (and soon for the PC), there is a Movie editor... a 
sprite-
>driven workshop that can save movie files and even animate them to give 
you an
>idea for how the movie currently looks (as well as exporting it to 
ASM).  THIS
>MOVIE PLAYER HAS COMPRESSION THAT KICKS ASS.  Plain and simple.  With 
the
>algorithm we have devised for this, I have seen compression on a movie 
at up
>to 88% (For example, I made a movie that was approx 17400 bytes and the
>algorithm for compression shrunk it to 1400 bytes.)  This thing is
>revolutionary.  See for yourself:  Visit Erik's homepage:
>http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~ehuizing and download the two movies we 
have
>prepared in 85s format.  The macintosh program is also currently 
available, as
>the PC is on the way.  The source for the player is also available, as 
you
>will have to use it to compile your own movies.  So please, do visit
>http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~ehuizing.  Watch and be amazed.
>
>Thank you for your attention. :)
>-Erik Huizing 
> ehuizing@acs.ucalgary.ca
>-Josh Morris
> DorkReMi@aol.com
>


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