Re: bae 64 encoding

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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Warren Evans wrote:
>
> (Ob Euphoria Reference) Speaking of speed, perhaps future Euphoria
> versions could benefit from the concept of the jiffy.  In physics, a
> jiffy is sometimes defined as the time it takes light to travel one
> meter.  In programming, it can be 1/100th or 1/60th of a second,
> depending on the language.  Jiffies are much more appropriate to
> computer speeds than seconds.

In animation and video a "jiffy" is 1/60 of a second (one field of NTSC
video)

Michael Packard
Lord Generic Productions
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A Crash Course in Game Design and Production
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