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MacPaint and QuickDraw 1984 source code (2010)
The Apple Macintosh combined brilliant design in hardware and in software. The drawing program MacPaint, which was released with the computer in January of 1984, was an example of that brilliance both in what it did, and in how it was implemented.
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- 96
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History & Retro ComputingSoftware Engineering2023
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2023 | MacPaint and QuickDraw 1984 source code (2010) by tambourine_man | 96 | 26 |
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