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The 68000 was introduced in 1979, to me it is part of the 80s. But you are making a good point. Maybe the distinction between 8/16/32/64-bit isn't really helpf
by weinzierl 8mo ago
The 68000 was introduced in 1979, to me it is part of the 80s.
But you are making a good point. Maybe the distinction between 8/16/32/64-bit isn't really helpful. I loved the Amiga but I loathed all the XT/AT segmented memory bitplaned VGA 16-bit stuff. That to me is the deep dark ages.
- einr 8mo agoI loved the Amiga but I loathed all the XT/AT segmented memory bitplaned VGA 16-bit stuff. That to me is the deep dark ages. I get the sentiment, but I have to nitpick the details ;) VGA isn't bitplaned. It's chunky -- to put a pixel on the screen in 320x200x8 VGA mode 13h you literally just write a single byte to the VGA memory. The Amiga, on the other hand, does use planar graphics. (Maybe you're thinking of EGA, which is planar and a pain to program for)
- Narishma 8mo agoVGA was still fundamentally planar, just like EGA. It was just mode 13h that presented a chunky API. IIRC the other modes were all planar.
- leptons 8mo agoYou might be surprised what old hardware was capable of... https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=65371 https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=65371 I'm sure there are more examples here https://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?platform%5B0%5D=MS-Dos&page=1&order=thumbup https://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?platform%5B0%5D=MS-Dos&pa...