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• MICKEY at 2008-12-14 01:28
  Hello Ken,
  I'm just curious why chained mode removed in Build in 1995?
• Awesoken at 2008-12-14 04:40

  Re: Why is chained mode removed in Build?

  I removed it for 2 reasons:
  * I found Mode X (what I called 'chain mode') to be slower than the other graphic modes in most cases.
  * It was painful having to maintain separate drawing routines for each graphics mode. Mode X was by far the most painful, since it organized video memory in a non-sequential fashion.
• pixelmaniac at 2008-12-14 05:14
  Sorry for my ignorance, but what is chain x or mode x??
• Awesoken at 2008-12-14 09:53
  Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_X#cite_ref-1 Build was using Mode X mainly for its flicker-free animation.