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Speaking of CGA... did you know that an IBM PC 5150 (4.77 MHz Intel 8088) with a CGA card can display full framerate video? http://trixter.oldskool.org/2014/06
by pdkl95 11y ago
Speaking of CGA... did you know that an IBM PC 5150 (4.77 MHz Intel 8088) with a CGA card can display full framerate video?
http://trixter.oldskool.org/2014/06/19/8088-domination-post-mortem-part-1/ http://trixter.oldskool.org/2014/06/19/8088-domination-post-...
This is accomplished by compiling the video into branch-free code that sends minimal updates to the CGA.
- userbinator 11y agoThe same demogroup did this around a year later: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9338944 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9338944 http://8088mph.blogspot.com/2015/04/cga-in-1024-colors-new-mode-illustrated.html http://8088mph.blogspot.com/2015/04/cga-in-1024-colors-new-m...