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1. apothe+(OP)[view] [source] 2009-08-20 23:20:51
That's not just a GUI -- it looks like it supports alpha transparency. That's certainly more than I expected out of a floppy disk.
replies(3): >>mhd+T3 >>kabdib+i4 >>vidarh+pd
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2. mhd+T3[view] [source] 2009-08-21 02:13:37
>>apothe+(OP)
Well, I assume they're usiing straight-forward, direct-to-memory framebuffer manipulation. No X protocol to get in the way, no unavailable GPU drivers. Simple alpha transparency shouldn't be hard to do. When did Porter and Duff write their paper, '83?
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3. kabdib+i4[view] [source] 2009-08-21 02:40:04
>>apothe+(OP)
You can do a heck of a lot in 1.44MB. The original Mac had a complete GUI plus some applications running from a 400K floppy, plus a 64K ROM.

People forget.

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4. vidarh+pd[view] [source] 2009-08-21 13:10:48
>>apothe+(OP)
Adding alpha transparency for a framebuffer based GUI need not take more than a few hundred bytes.
replies(1): >>apothe+xl
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5. apothe+xl[view] [source] [discussion] 2009-08-21 17:05:27
>>vidarh+pd
A few hundred bytes is precious space on a floppy.
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