operations, by moving blocks of Chip RAM around with DMA, while performing logical
operations on them. Lines and area fills are among the most popular uses for the Blitter.
Boot
Putting the CD-ROM in the drive and automatically launching a program without having to
go through the operating system (eg. Workbench, MS-DOS, Finder, etc...) and all the
messing around with keyboards and mice that it entails. CDs will only boot for the computer
that they were written for, even though the files on the CD are readable on all CD-ROM
machines (ISO-9660). If you intend to use the CD32 as a CD-ROM for other computers and
you don't have other storage devices (such as floppy or hard drives) available, you must find
CD-ROMs that boot up and load communications software (such as Parnet, Sernet, or Twin
Express).
Bootblock
A small piece of copyrighted code that must be on a CD-ROM in order for it to boot.
Developers must have a licence to use the bootblock.
C-Cube
This is supplied in the FMV cartridge. It decompresses the MPEG-1 picture from the Video
CD and puts it on the screen. It's also found in the CD-i's FMV cartridge.
CD+G
Compact Disc + Graphics. A standard music CD with the addition of graphic pictures that
can be viewed with an appropriate player. CDTV and CD32 both play CD+G discs. CD+G
discs were never plentiful, and may not even be produced any more. Learn more about
CD+Gs at The CD32 Zone.
CD-i
Compact Disc - interactive. System for multimedia developed by Philips; made available to
the public shortly after CDTV was. Not expandable to a popular computer platform such as
CD32 is expandable to an Amiga. CD-i software titles cannot be played on a CD32 and
vice-versa. There is a new cut-down version of the CD-i (smaller box, less connectors) that
looks remarkably similar to the CD32...
CD-i Digital Video CD
A Video CD for the CD-i. The difference is that the they also have bookmarks of interesting
parts of the film on them. These can also be played on the CD32 with FMV cartridge, but
the bookmarks are missing.
CISC
Complex Instruction Set Chip. Contains lots of nice instructions, but it ain't so good in the
speed department.
CD+MIDI
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