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From: "Greg Cook" <gjc53@student.canterbury.ac.nz>
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Subject: Packet Explanation
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:08:09 +1300
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Ok well ive been working through various beginner tutes, and have been
reading the beginners forum to get some help and explain some things.

But i have a question about Packets.  In most tutes there are two distinct
ways to define the Packet Area and im unsure which is the correct way to do
it..

1.

#define NO_SPRITES 1

static PACKET packetarea[2] [NO_SPRITES*sizeof(GSPRITE)];

2.

#define PACKETMAX 2048
#define PACKETMAX2 (PACKETMAX*24)

static PACKET packetarea[2][PACKETMAX2];

so which one is correct? and in the second version where does the magic
number 2048 come from? i assume the 24 is something to do with the size of
the items in the structure... but is 2048 just a magic number as i have seen
it defined as 1024 and various other sizes...........

ok well yet another question from me..

thanks guys

Greg