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Classic Mac patterns · The original 8×8-pixel black and white patterns https://ilo.im/166n5k

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MacPaint Art From The Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today via decryption's blog [Shared]

I really enjoyed browsing the BMUG's CD-ROM and discovering early 80s art made in MacPaint, so I browsed all 18,000+ MacPaint images on Discmaster to see what gems I can unearth. Here is some what I found.

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/08/12/macpaint-art-from-the-mid-80s-still-looks-great-today-via-decryptions-blog-shared/

#mac #macintosh #macplus #macse #art #artwork #macpaint #monochrome #shared

New #blog post: My Favorite GUI Programs

https://rldane.space/my-favorite-gui-programs.html

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This is one of those fun cases where one blost begets another one in pretty rapid succession.
Nothing deep, just a fun little jaunt through computing memory lane.
I have Dave's toot to thank for the genesis of this post.

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#100DaysToOffload #46

#rlDaneWriting #blost #writing #GUI #Macintosh #Windows #Linux #RetroComputing #Choplifter #MacPaint #HyperCard #MSPaint #Dillo #DilloBrowser

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e521 with Andy, Michael and Michael – stories about expressive robots (#ShoggothMini, #Apple #ELEGNT, #SpiRob & #facehugger), newly reengineered computer reboots (#Commodore & #Sinclair), #Seagate’s 30TB drives and a whole lot more.

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I have plenty of Mac keyboards, but I always love getting #VintageApple themed keycap sets.

They're all fairly similar, but PBTfans '1984' has some unique #MacPaint inspired 'novelties' mods, which are so cool.

https://kbdfans.com/products/pbtfans-1984

#MechanicalKeyboard

The blank canvas of MacPaint, the moment you open it, still feels like pure magic to me. People keep creating incredible things with it—but just a second before any of that exists, there’s only that quiet, perfect white space. Surrounded by just the tools you’ll need—nothing less, nothing more.

#retrocomputing #vintagemac #apple #macpaint #billatkinson #macintosh #macos

💯 agreed that these are beautiful 😍🖼️:

“MacPaint Art From The Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today”, Anthony Agius (https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/macpaint.html).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540402

#Art #MacPaint #Macintosh #OldSkool #Nostalgia #RetroComputing #Drawing #Dithering #Pointillism

🌕 解碼部落格 – 80年代中期MacPaint藝術至今仍令人驚艷
➤ 重溫早期數位藝術的魅力
✤ https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/macpaint.html
這篇文章分享了作者從Discmaster光碟中挖掘出的80年代中期使用MacPaint創作的早期數位藝術作品。儘管當時的螢幕解析度和技術有限，這些作品仍展現了藝術家的創意和技巧。作者也表達了對這些藝術家現況的興趣，並計畫探索同時期的Amiga電腦藝術。
+ 哇，沒想到這麼早就有這麼棒的電腦藝術，真是令人驚奇！
+ 看到這些作品，讓我想起了以前用電腦繪圖的時光，充滿了回憶。
#懷舊科技 #數位藝術 #MacPaint

MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today

https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/macpaint.html

#HackerNews #MacPaint #Art #Mid80s #RetroDesign #DigitalArt #VintageComputing

In honor of the passing of Bill Atkinson last month, I finally added Atkinson dithering to my MacPaint file encoder.

https://github.com/thejoelpatrol/macpaint_file/

#vintagemac #MacPaint #retrocomputing

@vl_tone

Color cycling FTW. Lost art!!!

Also, it's a much closer analogy to the moving beer signs that inspired #BillAtkinson to create the "marching ants" effect in #MacPaint.

As sad as it is to remember Bill Atkinson’s legacy in the wake of his passing, it makes me deeply happy that this was the post that resonated most. Humanity, empathy, and respect are still the best algorithm. Give yourself a tap, #Mastodon.

#billatkinson #macintosh #retrocomputing #retromacintosh
#hypercard #macpaint #vintagecomputing #socialmedia https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/114643432853682723

Kopf hinter #Quickdraw:

#Entwickler Bill #Atkinson mit 74 Jahren verstorben

Durch seine #Arbeit an #Quickdraw und #Macpaint gilt er als wichtiger #Apple- #Entwickler. Nun ist #BillAtkinson an Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs verstorben.

#SteveJobs holte Atkinson als Mitarbeiter Nr. 51 zu #Apple und zum ersten Entwicklungsteam der Firma. Dem #Programmierer ist die #Quickdraw- #Bilschirmtechnologie mit ihren auffälligen abgerundeten Ecken zu verdanken.

https://www.golem.de/news/kopf-hinter-quickdraw-entwickler-bill-atkinson-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-2506-196954.html

#MacWrite und #MacPaint laufen nicht drauf, aber sonst habe ich nichts an dem Schmuckstück auszusetzen: Der #Macintosh aus #Legokompatiblen #ZuruMax-#Klemmbausteine|n. https://blog.clickomania.ch/2025/06/09/zuru-max-macintosh-klemmbaustein/ #clickomaniach

RIP Bill Atkinson, creator of #HyperCard, #MacPaint, and much more. His software was way ahead of its time.

Myst and Riven co-creator Robyn Miller reflected on how much they owed to his software: https://bsky.app/profile/tinselman.bsky.social/post/3lr4ephezhc2g

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/07/bill-atkinson-pioneering-early-apple-engineer-dies-at-74

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#MacOS #ClassicMac #AppleLisa #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory

RIP Bill Atkinson

http://macpaint.org/blog/

#mac #vintagemac #retrocomputing #macpaint

Thank you Bill for all you’ve done. We’re running MacPaint today at the computer museum.

#apple #macintosh #mac #billatkinson #MacPaint