PixelPaint explained

PixelPaint is a pixel-based image editor application by Pixel Resources, Inc., a Norcross, GA based company, and distributed by SuperMac Technology, no longer maintained, for the Macintosh series of computers.

It was the first full-color paint application for the Macintosh.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Jerry Harris, co-creator of PixelPaint, subsequently became an executive for Adobe Systems.

Reception

BYTE in 1989 listed PixelPaint as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, stating that it "helped establish the Mac II ... as a tool for serious graphic art".^[4]

References

• News: PixelPaint Pro brushed up: PixelPaint Professional 2.0 is a powerful paint program that supports System 7.0 features. (includes related article on PixelPaint Pro features) (Software Review) (evaluation) . Murie. Michael. MacWEEK . June 18, 1991. 24 December 2009 . MacWEEK.
• News: SuperMac drops plans for software spinoff company; will focus on hardware; PixelPaint fate unresolved. (SuperMac Technology's attempts to spin off an independent company to market and develop its software fails). Gore. Andrew . September 10, 1991. MacWEEK. 24 December 2009.

Notes and References

1. News: PixelPaint goes Professional; color control, output improved. (Software Review) (evaluation) . Vespremi. Laslo . October 11, 1988. MacWEEK. 24 December 2009.
2. Encyclopedia: PixelPaint. TechEncyclopedia. 24 December 2009.
3. News: A colorful program for the Mac II . Crabb . Don . November 20, 1988 . Chicago Sun-Times . 60 . 24 December 2009.
4. January 1989 . The BYTE Awards . BYTE . 327.