2 HN users recommended this demo2 months2022–2024score 2
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN treats it as a showcase of what clever tricks can squeeze out of 1981 hardware, and the sequel to 8088 MPH.
Area 5150 is a demoscene production for the original 4.77MHz IBM PC with CGA graphics and PC speaker. This is the Evoke 2022 party version, captured from real hardware, and it won the Alternative Demo compo.
“This comment really summarizes just how impressive the demo is” (HN, 2024)
A few more related links: [0]: "Area 5150 by CRTC & Hornet (Party Version) / IBM PC+CGA Demo, Hardware Capture" [this video] [1]: "Area 5150 demo on IBM 5153 CGA Monitor: 60fps CRT video" [link]
It's about an emulator being able to run the very impressive 8088MPH "demo", which uses a bunch of hardware tricks to pull off stuff you wouldn't expect a 4.77mhz/640kb RAM/4 colour/PC speaker could do. [link] the sequel is Area 5150 [this video]
PC speaker: - 8088 mph demo: [link] - Area 5150 demo: [this video] - Stormlord (game, 1989): [link] (unfortunately doesn't keep intro screen around for long) - A nice video explaining PC speaker with examples (also features Chronos from ZX Spectrum): [link]
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