FastCounter 1.0 An example of fast animation using a backing storage bitmap, and a separate thread for timing (used to use Pulse, leaving behind some confusingly named functions, no longer used for the standard Pulse message), and alpha blending for a nice fade-out effect. For fun, try resizing the window while it is running. By AGMS, July 2000. Public domain and not called AGMSFastCounter since it's just a hack.