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MacPaint Source Code Reveals Bill Atkinson's Flicker-Fixing Trick

Original: MacPaint’s Downloadable Source Shows How Bill Atkinson Hid the Flicker https:// lockergnome.com/macpaint-sourc e-pascal-

The original source code for MacPaint, written by Apple's Bill Atkinson in Pascal and assembly, has been made available for download. It reveals the technique Atkinson used to hide screen flicker, drawing into an off-screen buffer before updating the display. Programmers and Apple history enthusiasts are revisiting the code as a classic example of elegant early Mac engineering.

Why now: The release of the historic MacPaint source code gives developers a rare look at a clever early graphics programming technique.

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MacPaint’s Downloadable Source Shows How Bill Atkinson Hid the Flicker https:// lockergnome.com/macpaint-sourc e-pascal-assembly-hidden-buffer/ # tech · ChrisPirillo · 2

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