3d.zip Read Me ============== (c) 1997 Jake Birkett This zip file contains 7 exes. Run them in DOS or in Windows 95 by double-clicking the filename. Make sure you are running DOS in Full Screen mode by pressing Alt + Enter. About ===== Despite the "3d" in the name, these files don't do any 3D. They were practice code written to test the power of C and assembly Line Drawing routines. The assembly ones are much faster. Keys ==== Press Escape to Exit each program. Whilst the program is running, press R to show a raster timer. In DOS these are steady but in Windows they skip a lot due to Windows Timer interfering. Red is the amount of time the Video Card takes to fill the screen. Green is the amount of processor time needed to draw the lines. Less of each is better. Programs ======== 3d1: colour cycling bar 3d4: 8 lines in a star 3d5: 8 lines colour cycled 3d6: colour whirlpool in C compare R raster with 3d9 assembly version. 3d7: colour whirlpool in C with interference pattern compare R raster with 3d8 assembly version 3d8: colour whirlpool in Assembly with interference pattern 3d9: colour whirlpool in Assembly