Classic 8×8-pixel B&W Mac patterns
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- #Macintosh
- #RetroComputing
- #PixelArt
- The author created a website featuring the original 8×8-pixel black-and-white Mac patterns.
- These patterns were part of the original System 1.0 in the 1984 Macintosh debut and remained unchanged in later versions.
- The extraction process involved using Mini vMac emulator, System 6 disk image, and various tools like ExportFl and sitPack.
- The patterns were extracted from the System file's PAT# resource using DeRez, part of Xcode command-line tools.
- A Python program was used to convert the extracted data into .pbm format for easy manipulation and archival purposes.
- The author highlights the nostalgic value of these patterns, reminiscent of early Mac games and applications like Dark Castle and HyperCard.
- The patterns are available on the author's website, with credit given for replica fonts used.