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Let us collect everything that was ever released for the IBM EGA gfx-card.
https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3972
SpacePigs Megedemo (286/COVOX/Hires/Lowres EGA)
Perhaps the best Demo for EGA so far.
Best EGA-Intro I have seen so far. Smooth scene effects.
https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=15078
Codewise, CGA has been explored of late but EGA still feels like an untapped well. Or did Carmack use up all the glory? The limitations are interesting from a pixel art perspective as well, even if they've been thoroughly exhausted by some great point'n'click games.
added on the 2025-01-20 13:27:22 by grip grip
Maybe a slightly different topic but if someone wanted to make a new production for EGA, which CPU would you consider plausible?
added on the 2025-01-20 15:57:18 by hfr hfr
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Maybe a slightly different topic but if someone wanted to make a new production for EGA, which CPU would you consider plausible?

I would aim for 8086 or 286 :)
added on the 2025-01-20 16:25:07 by britelite britelite
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I would aim for 8086 or 286 :)

Yeah, maybe.
Back in the days we had EGA in a 8088-PC on an amber monitor - absurdly a PC from Atari.
A friend had an 8bit EGA extension-card in a Schneider Euro PC (also 8088 and probably only sold in Germany).
Both platforms are already far surpassed by a certain CGA demo, though.
My collection of DOS machines at home currently starts at 486DX - quite far ahead of EGA times.
Seems somewhat difficult to find a niche that makes sense...
added on the 2025-01-20 17:35:35 by hfr hfr
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I would aim for 8086 or 286 :)

Yeah, maybe.
Back in the days we had EGA in a 8088-PC on an amber monitor - absurdly a PC from Atari.
A friend had an 8bit EGA extension-card in a Schneider Euro PC (also 8088 and probably only sold in Germany).
Both platforms are already far surpassed by a certain CGA demo, though.
My collection of DOS machines at home currently starts at 486DX - quite far ahead of EGA times.
Seems somewhat difficult to find a niche that makes sense...

Yeah, I had EGA in both 8088 and later 286 back in the days, which is why I probably would aim for the higher end of those machines. Would need to get myself a 286 first though :D
added on the 2025-01-20 17:42:47 by britelite britelite
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Would need to get myself a 286 first though :D

Perhaps Pouet could add an exchange platform for demo coding hardware... ;)
added on the 2025-01-20 18:03:55 by hfr hfr
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A friend had an 8bit EGA extension-card in a Schneider Euro PC (also 8088 and probably only sold in Germany).


Euro PCs were relatively common here in Finland too, I have one in my collection. Also the equally absurd Euro AT was sold here.
added on the 2025-01-20 18:17:50 by Marq Marq
PC/XT = Hercules and CGA
AT/286 = EGA
386/486 =VGA
PENTIUM = sVGA

286/8 or 10Mhz would be ideal für the "final" EGA Demo ;)
Scali made at least a few!

I played with CGA bust mostly went with int ax,13h int 10h (MCGA) like a lazy fancy boy.
added on the 2025-01-21 01:31:44 by superplek superplek

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