"Because there are so many technological world-firsts in the demo, and because we're bending the hardware in ways that people have never thought to do so, it's only fair that we try to explain exactly how this was achieved."
Amazing demo gets 1000 colors out of 4-color CGA PC card from 1981
Beautiful book showcases the early Amiga demoscene
Demoscene the Amiga years volume 1 [editions64k.fr] is an enormous 450-page book that showcases the spectacular audio-visual demos that established Commodore's Amiga as the world's most psychedelic computer. Say « Boing » and fans of the Amiga think of the first demo, written in 1984 by Dale Luck and RJ Mical for a prototype displayed… READ THE REST
Huge collection of Demoscene bitmap fonts, converted to PNG
Amazing work from Ian Hanschen, who uploaded a vast collection of PNG-formatted bitmap fonts to Github. From gigantic demoscene monstrosities to the finest body-text pixel fonts, it's all in. (more, more, via Hacker News) My collection of bitmap fonts pulled from various demoscene archives over the years. No metadata and I do not claim rights… READ THE REST
Fantastic Commodore 64 glitch-music-art demo in just 256 bytes
Lunus Sakesson's 256 byte Commodore 64 demo "A Mind Is Born" took first place at the Oldskool 4K Intro compo at the Revision 2017 digital art festival. From his program notes: The demo is driven by its soundtrack, so in order to understand what the program needs to do, it helps to have a schematic… READ THE REST
Get a pair of truly wireless earbuds plus a lifetime of language learning for 85% off
There's a lot to be said about learning a new language as an adult. Among other reasons why having an extensive vocabulary in any language is important, learning a new tongue is a perfect way to score a new job, have an impressive ice breaker, or just keep your mind fresh while learning how to… READ THE REST
Get a jolt of electricity when you need it most with this host of on-sale power stations
The weather (among other things) has been absolutely atrocious this past year, and no one knows heartbreak more than someone who was five minutes away from finishing a major project when the power decides to take its final bow for an undisclosed amount of time. This set of power stations are yours for the taking… READ THE REST
Get a Samsung Galaxy A32 with a month of unlimited talk + text for over 65% off
It seems like smartphones are advancing by the day at this point. New tech is being developed faster than we can keep up, and some manufacturers like to gouge their customers by charging them hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the latest models. But if all you need is an affordable, reliable phone that… READ THE REST
