Copperlist

A copperlist is on the computers Amiga, a list of instructions for a integrated Coprocesseur, the copper which makes it possible to carry out primarily graphic operations. The copper includes/understands 3 types of instructions:

Move, which makes it possible to carry out a Affectation.
Wait, which makes it possible to await one exact moment like the passage of the sweeping screen with a particular Pixel
Skip, which allows under condition of jumping the following instruction

One of the most current uses of the copperlist is to be able to change the computer graphics at the time when one wants, including with each new line. The copperlist also makes it possible to carry out some scrolling S and is the angular stone of the system of screens specific to Amiga used by the Workbench.

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