NEOchrome

NEOchrome
Original author(s)Dave Staugas (programmer),[1][2]
Jim Eisenstein (programmer),[3]
Jerome Domurat (User Interface Designer)[4][5]
Developer(s)Atari Corporation
Initial release1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Stable release
1.0[6][7]
Written inAssembly
Operating systemAtari ST
Typebitmap graphics editor

NEOchrome is an early color bitmap graphics editor for the Atari ST.[3][6][8] It was written by Dave Staugas, a programmer at Atari Corporation and co-author of the ST's operating system.[9] NEOchrome supports hardware-supported color cycling to give the impression of animation. A color cycling waterfall, created with NEOchrome, was one of the iconic images of the early Atari ST.[10][11]

Following in the footsteps of MacPaint and the Apple II version Mouse Paint, both released in 1984, NEOchrome uses the then-novel representation of painting tools by icons (in addition to other GUI elements).[12]

A pre-release version (v0.5)[6][13] was included with the system disks of the first STs.[6] Version 1.0 arrived later, and was bundled with several versions of the ST. Although not officially public domain, this version was often treated as such, and was never actually sold.[6] NEOchrome enjoyed a relatively high level of popularity within the ST community, even in the face of more advanced packages such as DEGAS and Deluxe Paint.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Dave Staugas, AtariAge, Programmer for Atari 2600 Cartridges, Krull (1983) and Millipede (1984)
  2. ^ Dave Staugas (Atari)'s list of works: Hover Strike, Rampage
  3. ^ a b An interview with Dave Staugas and Jim Eisenstein creators of NeoChrome. Inside Atari, By Mark Jensen, page 8–10, Atari Explorer - Volume 7 Number 2 (1987-03)(Atari Explorer Publications)(US)
  4. ^ User Interface Designer - Jerome Domurat, Atari Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA 11/81 – 07/86, ...Also defined the feature set and interface to the NEOchrome paint program.
  5. ^ Page 4, NEOchrome version 0.5 manual
  6. ^ a b c d e NeoChrome, Alive 10
  7. ^ "Atari ST Atari 2600 / 7800 Development System : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". www.atarimania.com.
  8. ^ Review:NeoChrome, By John J Anderson, Page 18–20, Atari Explorer - Volume 7 Number 2 (1987-03)(Atari Explorer Publications)(US)
  9. ^ ...Dave Staugas, who ported the text blit and later wrote the ST's NEOchrome paint program..., 3 Years With the ST, An exclusive look inside Tramiel's Atari, by Jeffrey Daniels, START VOL. 3 NO. 1 / SUMMER 1988
  10. ^ Randelshofer, Walter. "Atari ST Animations".
  11. ^ OpenSourcedGames/Atari-7800 GitHub, 5/26/89, Memo: Julie Wade, Atari Corporation, ...I suggested that to Dave Staugas who ..... This was to supersede [sic] the method provided at the outset of the project which uses NeoChrome and "NEO2S". NeoChrome is excellent, but the "NEO2S...
  12. ^ "What Is Paint For A Mac". seorccvseo. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  13. ^ "Page 6 - Issue 28 - Books". www.page6.org.