Agemixer(22:15:13)
With these terms it would be way more self explanatory than those old terms. Just IMO.
Agemixer(22:13:00)
Aswell what is called "stable raster" i'd rather use term "CPU sync(hronization) code"
Agemixer(22:11:35)
..used to CPU to finish the execution and write cycles. Which makes it impossible to guess which command is being executed, without "stable raster" routine for cycle exact run
Agemixer(22:10:18)
Why those "badlines" are actually considered "bad".. it is not about the 40 wasted cycles of char fetch but the "varying" 1-3 cycles before DMA starts
Agemixer(22:00:38)
The whole term is just completely misleading
Agemixer(21:59:38)
They are equal lenght of cycles anyway, and as the charfetch can be postponed anyway there are no "bad lines" as of scanlines.
Agemixer(21:57:53)
Those are all rasterlines, in c64 (Vic) terms