Mid-80s MacPaint Art Still Looks Amazing

2025-07-12
Mid-80s MacPaint Art Still Looks Amazing

Browsing a BMUG CD-ROM unearthed a trove of early 80s MacPaint art. The author discovered over 18,000 images on Discmaster and shared some highlights, saving many more for future posts. The impressive quality of the art, created on small, low-resolution screens, sparks interest in finding the original artists and seeing their current work. The Amiga's similar capabilities are also noted as a future area of exploration.

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Finding Meaning in a Classic Mac: A Personal Tech History

2025-07-08
Finding Meaning in a Classic Mac: A Personal Tech History

The author's father loves classic cars, seeing them as symbols of a bygone technological era. The author, mirroring this, bought a 1989 Macintosh SE/30, not out of nostalgia for the machine itself, but to explore a period of computing he missed. This Mac serves as both a tribute to a past era and a symbol of the progress that has since been made, much like his father's beloved classic cars. The author plans to restore and occasionally use the computer, much as his father takes occasional drives in his classic automobiles.

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