DEGAS (software)
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| Developer(s) | Batteries Included |
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| Stable release | 1.1 / 1986 |
| Operating system | Atari ST |
| Type | bitmap graphics editor |
DEGAS and DEGAS Elite (Design & Entertainment Graphic Arts System) are bitmap graphics editors created by Tom Hudson for the Atari ST and published by Batteries Included.[1][2][3][4][5] Antic magazine published winners of an art competition for those using the software in July 1986.[6]
Hudson created some of the sample paintings that shipped with DEGAS.[7]
Development
The working title of DEGAS was HUDraw,[7] where "HUD" stood for "Hudson."
Gary Yost of Antic Software wanted to publish DEGAS, but Hudson chose Batteries Included because "they were, in my opinion, the best Atari software company at the time."[7] Yost and Antic Software published Hudson's next program, CAD 3D.
File formats
| Extension | Resolution | Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| *.pc1 | 320×200 | 16 colours | compressed |
| *.pc2 | 640×200 | 4 colours | compressed |
| *.pc3 | 640×400 | 2 colours | compressed |
| *.pi1 | 320×200 | 16 colours | uncompressed |
| *.pi2 | 640×200 | 4 colours | uncompressed |
| *.pi3 | 640×400 | 2 colours | uncompressed |
See also
References
- ↑ Bass, Patrick (January 1987). "Degas Elite". Antic. pp. 90–92. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Degas Elite". Personal Computer Museum website. Personal Computer Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Degas Elite". Centre for Computing History website. Centre for Computing History. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "D.E.G.A.S.". Page 6. March–April 1986. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Degas Elite". Page 6. March–April 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Winners: $2,000 Degas art contest". Antic. July 1986. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 Doudoroff, Martin. "The Antic Cyber Graphics Software and the Pre-History of Autoesk 3d Studio".
External links
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