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Topaz is an artist and retro computing enthusiast (especially the Amiga), often making videos about creating art with old software such as DPaint or Quantel. You can follow at:

➡️ @[email protected]

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You can also follow their Mastodon account at @TopazRabbit

#FeaturedPeerTube #Art #Amiga #Quantel #RetroComputing #PeerTube

Wolfgang Stief Feb 25

»Quantel Paintbox« hat ab Anfang der 1980er Grafik und Animation im Fernsehen digitalisiert und massive Änderungen in der bis dahin üblichen Arbeitsweise gebracht. Und trotz des Preises für Hard- und Software die Herstellungskosten von Animationen im TV vermutlich deutlich gesenkt. In einem Werbevideo von 1983 kann man einen Eindruck gewinnen, was mit der Software möglich war, enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k36Y8IBW-UM #technikgeschichte #techhistory #quantel #paintbox

Rare 1983 official Quantel Paintbox demo tape

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Topaz 🐇 -> Anthrocon Feb 18

@retroist For #retrocomputing nerds, this also looks like it was done on some #quantel #paintbox hardware. It's got that Cars "You Might Think" music video vibe.

Jon Hancock Jun 5, 2025

BBC Archive: "1980: Making TELEVISION MAGIC"

https://youtu.be/61iexuajSDc

#Technology #BluePeter #Quantel

1980: Making TELEVISION MAGIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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ITs History!Mar 31, 2025

The ZX Spectrum was launched 1983 as #Timex Sinclair 2068 computer on the US market. With a #Z80A CPU running on 3.5 MHz this beautiful #homecomputer was capable to draw electric images on a regular telly. With a resolution of 256×192 #pixels even limited to 15 colours it was great for the budget.
https://youtu.be/iemMlbIY1SI

Print'n'Plotter sold their #graphics software under the same product name #Paintbox like #Quantel, but for #Sinclair #homecomputers. While #colourClash was a serious limitation in the 80s, it's a #8bit #cgi #glitch effect today available in smartphone camera apps.

Our #vector #graphic #illustration of this legendary #retrocomputer is a form of #digital #lithography. #IT's made in #svg tech and created with #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai

ZX Spectrum | Ghetto Graphics & Colour Clash

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ITs History!Mar 23, 2025

#Quantel came up 1981 with the #Paintbox DPB-7001. It was the first 68K CPU based #digital-painting, #imagegediting solution that challenged big players like #Scitex #Crossfield #Hell. Next time #Xerox #SuperPaint became important it was in legal defense for #AdobePhotoshop.

However, the #vector #graphic #illustration of the #legendary #DPB7001 #retrocomputing #hardware and #GUI are made with #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai #CC

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We've Got a Paintbox and We're Gonna Use It
https://youtu.be/TELimRfvSfI

#Quantel
#QuantelPaintbox
#DrawSten

Happy Holidays from Quantel Paintbox!

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DextersTechLab Dec 3, 2023

Spent most of today testing and cataloguing these #Quantel CPU cards. These were used in the Quantel Paintbox, HAL, Editbox and Henry from the 1990s. They each have a 68040 @ 33mhz, 64mb RAM, DMA, Inmos Transputer link and much more. The open machine here is a Quantel Paintbox Express i was using as a test platform.

Topaz 🐇 -> Anthrocon Sep 5, 2023

The full Quantel Paintbox art stream recorded this Sunday is now live! If you wanted to see a Paintbox being used live for illustration work, here's a good opportunity.

https://makertube.net/w/8zGMDzTpczkwuuEHdzCUE7

#quantel #paintbox #retrocomputing #art #artstream #livestream