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Hi Will,

> I'm interested in learning about this curses vs blit business. Is
> there a writeup or book chapter out there that covers this in any
> detail?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blit_(computer_terminal) is a jumping-off
point.  And I suppose the same goes for curses(3):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curses_(programming_library)

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