PixelPaint is a pixel-based image editor application by Pixel Resources, Inc., a Norcross, GA based company, and distributed by SuperMac Technology, no longer maintained, for the Macintosh series of computers.
It was the first full-color paint application for the Macintosh.[1][2] [3]
Jerry Harris, co-creator of PixelPaint, subsequently became an executive for Adobe Systems.
Reception
editBYTE in 1989 listed PixelPaint as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, stating that it "helped establish the Mac II ... as a tool for serious graphic art".[4]
References
edit- ^ Vespremi, Laslo (October 11, 1988). "PixelPaint goes Professional; color control, output improved. (Software Review) (evaluation)". MacWEEK. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "PixelPaint". TechEncyclopedia. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ Crabb, Don (November 20, 1988). "A colorful program for the Mac II". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 60. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "The BYTE Awards". BYTE. January 1989. p. 327.
- Murie, Michael; MacWEEK (June 18, 1991). "PixelPaint Pro brushed up: PixelPaint Professional 2.0 is a powerful paint program that supports System 7.0 features. (includes related article on PixelPaint Pro features) (Software Review) (evaluation)". MacWEEK. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- Gore, Andrew (September 10, 1991). "SuperMac drops plans for software spinoff company; will focus on hardware; PixelPaint fate unresolved. (SuperMac Technology's attempts to spin off an independent company to market and develop its software fails)". MacWEEK. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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