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Bitmap graphics editor
Photon Paint is a
Hold-And-Modify (HAM) based
bitmap graphics editor for the
Amiga , first released in 1987.
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[4] Photon Paint was the first
bitmap graphics editor to incorporate 3D
solid modeling and
texture mapping as an integral part of the program.
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Photon Paint was programmed by
Oren Peli , Eyal Ofek, and Amir Zbeda at Bazbosoft , an Israeli software house. It was published by
MicroIllusions distributed worldwide.
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The program sold 250,000 copies and received a best of breed award from Amiga World magazine.[
citation needed ]
Releases
The original Photon Paint v1.0 was released in 1987 for the Commodore Amiga.
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[7] A
Macintosh version was released in 1988 by
Mediagenic .
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Photon Paint v2.0 for the Amiga was released in 1988.
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See also
References
^ Candy, Robin (July 1988).
"Engage Photon Drive" .
The Games Machine . No. 8. pp. 116–117.
^
a
b
c MicroIllusions (1987),
Photon Paint , retrieved 2023-02-18
^ Gailes; Shapley (July 1988).
"Over the Rainbow" (PDF) .
ST Amiga Format . No. 1. p. 39.
^
a
b Goode, Roger (August 1988).
"Photon Paint: HAM it up" .
Amiga World . pp. 20, 22, 64.
^
a
b Brawn, Gene (January 1991).
"A case in Paint" .
Amiga World . pp. 26–38.
^ Maher, Jimmy (2018-01-26).
The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga . MIT Press.
ISBN
978-0-262-53569-4 .
^ Löwenstein, Richard (May 1992).
"Marktübersicht: malprogramme" .
Amiga Joker . pp. 116–117.
^ InkBlot (2023).
"Photon Paint - Macintosh Repository" . Macintosh Repository . Retrieved 2023-02-18 .
^
"Macintosh Garden - Visual Arts & Graphics" . macintosh681.rssing.com . Retrieved 2023-02-18 .
^ Arnett, Nick (June 27, 1988).
"Mediagenic to Release Paint Program for Mac II" .
InfoWorld . p. 29.
^
"Photon Paint 2.0 - Software - Computing History" . The Centre for Computing History .
^
"Photon Paint 2.0 (Amiga, 3 1/2" Disk) MicroIllusions - 1988 USA, Canada Release" . Eli's Software Encyclopedia .
^
Software Reviews on File . Vol. 8. Facts on File, Incorporated. 1992. p. 51.
^ Goode, Roger (September 1989).
"Photon Paint 2.0 A tempting touch-up" .
Amiga World . pp. 78–80.
Other sources
Macworld . 1988. Retrieved 2013-08-23 .
Verbum . 1987. Retrieved 2013-08-23 .
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