Calculator graphics drawing benchmark

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(01-29-2022 06:08 PM)robve Wrote:  I don't closely follow the logic of the second version, but from your explanation and by perusing the code it appears to place a dashed line in some PICT memory (like a sprite?) to redraw copies of it at random offsets? Don't want to be a PitA, but sprite drawing is different and isn't benchmarked. Still, I feel strongly that this method should be included in the performance table somehow, but perhaps in a separate benchmark table that allows memory copy/sprite/blitting operations to speed up line drawing (per line) for all calculators that support such features. That's just my opinion, not sure what others think is most fair?

- Rob

You are quite correct. To give a meaningful comparison of machines, special features of any one machine or language should be avoided The same algorithm should be used on every machine. Even better, the same language should be used, if possible. Python is a big step in that direction.