PC Paintbrush (in concept)
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PC Paintbrush was an early raster graphics editing program for IBM-compatible PCs that helped popularize simple mouse-driven drawing and image manipulation before later tools like Microsoft Paint became widespread.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PC Paintbrush | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MS-DOS software
ⓘ
raster graphics editor ⓘ |
| associatedFileFormat | PCX GENERATED ⓘ |
| category |
MS-DOS-only software
ⓘ
graphics software ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | widely used on IBM-compatible PCs ⓘ |
| developer | ZSoft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionModel | commercial software ⓘ |
| era | early PC graphics era ⓘ |
| feature |
basic image editing
ⓘ
color selection ⓘ fill tools ⓘ freehand drawing tools ⓘ line drawing tools ⓘ shape drawing tools ⓘ |
| fileFormatSupport | PCX ⓘ |
| graphicsType | bitmap graphics ⓘ |
| historicalRole | one of the earliest popular paint programs for IBM PCs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish expectations for basic paint programs on PCs ⓘ |
| influenced | Microsoft Paint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inputDeviceSupport | two-button mouse ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| interfaceStyle |
menu-driven interface
ⓘ
mouse-driven interface ⓘ |
| licenseType | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early support for raster image editing on PCs
ⓘ
popularizing mouse-driven drawing on IBM-compatible PCs ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | widespread adoption of Microsoft Paint ⓘ |
| relatedTo | ZSoft PCX image format ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | bitmap graphics editor ⓘ |
| supports |
EGA graphics
ⓘ
VGA graphics ⓘ low-resolution display modes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
business users
ⓘ
home users ⓘ |
| targetHardware |
IBM PC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
creating simple computer art
ⓘ
editing scanned or digitized images ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
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