CGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!
The 8-Bit Guy · 6 HN recommendations
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The 8-Bit Guy covers IBM's 1981 CGA graphics system, including how composite output and artifacting produced extra colors beyond the nominal palette. He argues CGA looked better in period than it does on RGB monitors.
Why HN recommends it: HN recommends it for showing how old developers exploited the smeary nature of composite signals and what CGA really looked like on period hardware.
“The 8-Bit guy did a great piece on CGA that goes into detail about how old developers abused the fuzzy smeary nature of composite signals” Read on HN ↗