"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."
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Apr 10, 2015
Amazing demo gets 1000 colors out of 4-color CGA PC card from 1981
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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 […]
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Final Stage: incredible graphical demo shows what you can do with 4 kilobytes of source code
Graphical demos created with severe code-length limitations sometimes betray the techniques used to fit a world into a few kilobytes: tessellating textures, featureless fractals, repetitive sequences, and so on. Final Stage, by 0x4015, is not one of those demos. [via] Here it is rendered on a XEON x560 with a GTX 1070 video card and […]
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Watch random computer demos
tv.pouet.net plays a random computer demo. Then it plays another, and another, and on until you are bored of demos. [via HN] remember ! you’re watching a cheap copy ! always watch on real hardware if possible ! The picks aren’t limited to the usual Commodore highlights, either. I landed on some wild ZX Spectrum […]
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Explore the world with a live feed from this easy-to-pilot drone
Drones are undeniably cool, but not all of us have the Top Gun-level piloting skills required to fly them—unless you’re using TRNDlabs’ new Spectre Drone. Designed new and expert pilots alike, this drone is loaded with fly assist features to make piloting easy, all the while you explore using its built-in HD camera. It’s available in the […]
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Present with confidence using the hacks in this public speaking bundle
Whether you’re set to give the toast at your best friend’s wedding or a presentation at work, you’ll be relying on those public speaking lessons you slept through during high school. Scary thought, right? Thankfully, the Public Speaking Bundle is loaded with hacks, tips, and techniques that will get you speaking more naturally and with confidence, […]
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How to launch a creative career with this 100+ hour Adobe training
The Adobe Creative Cloud suite is the foundation on which many creatives build their careers, but some of its programs, like Photoshop and InDesign, are notoriously complex, making it difficult for aspiring designers, photographers, and the like to break into their field. But, don’t get discouraged. The Pay What You Want: Adobe CC A-Z Lifetime Bundle […]
