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		IWeldMelons on Aug 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Apple IIGS Megahertz Myth Afaik you can do Vapor Lock on Apple - poor mans VBlank detection: http://deater.net/weave/vmwprod/megademo/vapor_lock.html

rbanffy on Aug 17, 2024 [–]

That’s processor intensive. What’s the minimum number of cycles required to detect a vblank?

IWeldMelons on Aug 17, 2024 | [–]

yes it is, but it does not matter if you have finished rendering and now just waiting for the next frame.

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