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		cf100clunk on June 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratc... Early in the 1990s Photodex wrote their CompuPic photo management program in assembly. The shareware version of CompuPic was popular for creating/editing/retouching lowball graphics when the www soon emerged.

masfuerte on June 1, 2023 [–]

I'm pretty sure the 90s painting app Xara Studio was also done in assembly.

mav88 on June 1, 2023 | [–]

That wouldn't surprise me. The original Xara could render complex SVGs in under two seconds on a 486-66. The most optimized program I have ever used.

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