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| Developer(s) | Silicon Beach Software |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1986 |
| Stable release | 3.5
/ 1993 |
| Operating system | System 4–System 7 |
| Platform | Classic Mac OS |
| Type | Bitmap and vector-based image editing |
| License | Proprietary |
SuperPaint is a graphics program capable of both bitmap painting and vector drawing. SuperPaint was one of the first programs of its kind, combining the features of MacPaint and MacDraw[1] while adding many new features of its own.[2]
It was originally written by William Snider, published by Silicon Beach Software (which was acquired by Aldus Corporation in 1990), and released in 1986 for the Apple Macintosh. William Snider wrote and designed the program from his house on an Apple Lisa in Pascal. It was the only program that outsold Silicon Beach's Dark Castle games, but SuperPaint was much more lucrative for the company,[3] representing about 70% of the revenue.[4] The program and packaging was also localized into Japanese.[5]
As it requires Classic, SuperPaint is unsupported as of Mac OS X version 10.5, but can still be used with the assistance of emulators.[6]
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