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That was the thing that was so revolutionary about Abrash: he figured out how to create graphics that rivaled arcade hardware on the IBM PC. Most importantly:
by johnvanommen 4y ago
That was the thing that was so revolutionary about Abrash: he figured out how to create graphics that rivaled arcade hardware on the IBM PC.
Most importantly: without a GPU.
At the time, all of the really "flashy" arcade games used GPUs that cost around $1500 in today's dollars. Abrash pulled off this stunt with no GPU.
I'd argue that the entire reason the Xbox is called "Xbox" is because of "Mode X", invented by Abrash.
- bitwize 4y agoThe Xbox is called Xbox because Microsoft wanted to build a console around Windows APIs, internally calling it a "DirectX box". And DirectX has nothing to do with ModeX; it's a family of APIs: DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound, etc.