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PixelPaint

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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editor application by Pixel Resources, Inc., a Norcross, GA based company, and distributed by SuperMac Technology, no longer maintained, for the Macintosh series of computers.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

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BYTE 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

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  1. ^ Vespremi, Laslo (October 11, 1988). "PixelPaint goes Professional; color control, output improved. (Software Review) (evaluation)". MacWEEK. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ^ "PixelPaint". TechEncyclopedia. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  3. ^ Crabb, Don (November 20, 1988). "A colorful program for the Mac II". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 60. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  4. ^ "The BYTE Awards". BYTE. January 1989. p. 327.