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This collage shows 16 pieces of retrocomputing artwork made on the Atari ST.

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IT'S HERE! My in-depth history of "Instant Graphics and Sound" — the little-known text protocol for bringing vector art and music to BBSes — has reached the sad (almost) final chapter: "Legacy".It begins with a look at two psychedelic pieces from fall 1991 that I consider the artistic pinnacle for IGS.https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/10/24/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-6-legacy/BOOSTS APPRECIATED!#longreads #atari #atarist #dev #gamedev #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #computers #textmode #textart #history #bbs #bbsing #igs #pixelart

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This collage shows 16 pieces of retrocomputing artwork made on the Atari ST.

IT'S HERE! My in-depth history of "Instant Graphics and Sound" — the little-known text protocol for bringing vector art and music to BBSes — has reached the sad…

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This collage shows 16 pieces of retrocomputing artwork made on the Atari ST.

🎨 💾 🖥️ ICYMI — Part 6 of my in-depth history of "Instant Graphics and Sound" is here!https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/10/24/instant-graphics-and-sound-par…

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Mosaic shows 16 different pieces of pixel art created in IGS format for the Atari ST.

... Finally, if you're wondering "What's IGS?" — It was a graphics protocol for Atari ST BBSes in the 80s/90s. Overview here: https://breakintochat.com/wiki/ins…

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