MacPaint
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MacPaint is a pioneering bitmap-based graphics editor for the original Macintosh that introduced many users to mouse-driven drawing and graphical user interfaces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claris MacPaint 2.0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macintosh software
ⓘ
bitmap graphics editor ⓘ raster graphics editor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
QuickDraw graphics system
ⓘ
surface form:
QuickDraw
|
| colorSupport | monochrome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Andy Hertzfeld
ⓘ
surface form:
Bill Atkinson
|
| developer |
Andy Hertzfeld
ⓘ
Apple Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer
Andy Hertzfeld ⓘ
surface form:
Bill Atkinson
|
| displayResolution | 512×342 pixels ⓘ |
| distribution | bundled with early Macintosh computers ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Computer History Museum ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .macp ⓘ |
| fileFormat | MacPaint file format ⓘ |
| genre | graphics editor ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize graphical user interfaces
ⓘ
one of the first widely used mouse-driven graphics editors ⓘ |
| includedWith | original Macintosh 128K ⓘ |
| influenced |
Microsoft Paint
ⓘ
later bitmap graphics editors ⓘ mouse-driven drawing applications ⓘ |
| inputMethod | mouse ⓘ |
| latestReleaseDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | 2.0 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration with Macintosh QuickDraw graphics library
ⓘ
support for bitmap painting tools ⓘ support for clipboard operations with MacWrite ⓘ support for fill tool ⓘ support for line and shape tools ⓘ support for patterns and textures ⓘ support for selection and lasso tools ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Classic Mac OS ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple Macintosh computers
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Macintosh
original Macintosh 128K ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Pascal ⓘ |
| publisher |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer
|
| releaseDate | 1984-01-24 ⓘ |
| sourceCodeReleaseDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| sourceCodeReleasedBy | Computer History Museum ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor |
MacPaint
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Claris MacPaint 2.0
MacDraw ⓘ |
| supportsClipboard | true ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general Macintosh users ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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