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If these guys went back to the 80s with this knowledge they would be rich.

• nielsbot 8y ago
  They mention that a company called Macrocom had figured out part of this trick in the mid-80s... From this linked explanation: http://8088mph.blogspot.com/2015/04/cga-in-1024-colors-new-mode-illustrated.html#the_macrocom_method http://8088mph.blogspot.com/2015/04/cga-in-1024-colors-new-m...
  • jacobush 8y ago
    These Macrocom graphics are almost obvious compared to the rest in that demo.
  • gknoy 8y ago
    This link is amazing. The explanation of which characters are used, and the process they used to get to the 1024 colors, is fantastic. Thank you for sharing this!