retrocomputing
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11:27CGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!
2.4M views • 10 years ago
The 8-Bit Guy
The 8-Bit Guy covers IBM's 1981 CGA graphics system, including how composite output and artifacting produced extra colors beyond the nominal palette. He argues CGA looked better in period than it does on RGB monitors.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
7:08How "oldschool" graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and Nintendo
5.7M views • 11 years ago
The 8-Bit Guy
The 8-Bit Guy explains the color limitations of 1980s computers and consoles such as the NES and Commodore 64. It shows how sprites, attributes and palettes shaped the look of old games.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
18:41Emulating the DX7 the HARD way
23K views • 5 years ago
plgDavid
An episode of Plogue's chipresearch series on emulating the Yamaha DX7 from the hardware up. It covers the sub CPU and main CPU, address map investigation, cartridges, firmware analysis and a skeleton MAME driver.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
5:01How a Laser-Shot Disk Defeats Hackers & Pirates (Coding Secrets)
132K views • 8 years ago
GameHut
An episode of Coding Secrets by Jon Burton on retro copy protection, in particular physically damaging a disk with a laser so copies fail. It explains how this defeated hackers and pirates.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
12:24The 1988 VIDEO Floppy Disk Camera: Canon Xap Shot RC-250
452K views • 8 years ago
LGR
LGR looks at the 1988 Canon Xap Shot, a still video camera that records photos to a floppy disk as analog NTSC signal rather than digital data.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing