Achieving Bitmap Graphics on the Commodore PET 2001: A Technical Feat
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Summary
The article discusses the impressive demo 'A Bright Shining Star' by Genesis Project for the Commodore PET 2001, showcasing high-res and static bitmap graphics on a character-based system. It highlights the technical achievement of rendering graphics on the PET 2001, which lacks native bitmap capabilities.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn 2022, Genesis Project released a very impressive demo for the Commodore PET 2001, 'A Bright Shining Star'.
The demo showed high-res graphics (in animation) and static bitmap graphics in a vertical strip spanning over 10 characters or 80 pixels.
This is particularly impressive because the graphics of the PET 2001 are strictly character-based.
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