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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/

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 9y ago
These Macrocom graphics are almost obvious compared to the rest in that demo.
gknoy 9y 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!