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It's amazing what people achieved with the resources of the '80s, creating fairly enjoyable visuals using extremely limited technology. Another example from th
by reconnecting 1y ago
It's amazing what people achieved with the resources of the '80s, creating fairly enjoyable visuals using extremely limited technology.
Another example from the early '90s is MARS.COM (1) by Tim Clarke (1993). Just 6 kilobytes and 30+ fps on a 12MHZ 286 (2).
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSjpIyMt0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSjpIyMt0k
2. https://github.com/matrix-toolbox/MARS.COM/blob/main/MARS.ASM https://github.com/matrix-toolbox/MARS.COM/blob/main/MARS.AS...
- lukan 1y agoIt is definitely amazing what they pioneered and achieved with the given limits. But that doesn't mean I would enjoy a pixelated image now more than a high resolution image of the same motive.
- reconnecting 1y agoTaking this parallel further, perhaps oil paintings are not as sharp as digital photos of the same subject.