fr-08: .the .product by farbrausch | 64k intro (2000) (720p HQ demoscene demo)

Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras) · 197.3K views · 2011-06-26 · 11:02

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Overview

A recording of .the .product by Farbrausch, the first-place 64k intro at The Party 2000. It fits an 11-minute 3D demo with music into 64 kilobytes.

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HN commenters use it as the standard example of how much a tiny program can do, in contrast to bloated modern software.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2016–2020

Topics

Demoscene & retrocomputing Computer graphics & rendering

What people said

userbinator · 2017-11 · Strong recommendation
IMHO not very many 64Ks have reached the amazingness of this 11 minute one from 2000: [VIDEO] ...and for 4K, this one from 2009: [LINK]
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pkrefta · 2016-06 · Strong recommendation
In year 2000 when I was 16 years old 64k fr-08 by farbrausch told me that I know nothing about programming ;) [1] [VIDEO]
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userbinator · 2020-08 · Recommendation
One only has to look at the demoscene to realise that limitations inspire creativity and efficiency. It's just a form of art, but gives a glimpse at what computers are capable of, if only we would try to use them more efficiently. I think award-winning 4k or 64k demos should be required watching for every software developer. Here are some personal favourites which have also appeared on HN: [LINK] [LINK] [VIDEO]
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