lifelike
30.03.2025, 14:19 |
Vector graphics? (Users) |
Any good and (legal freeware or open source) DOS vector graphics applications? Something like Inkscape, even if much simpler (ideally much simpler!). Guess 2D CAD would work as well. |
Oso2k
30.03.2025, 19:33
@ lifelike
|
Vector graphics? |
> Any good and (legal freeware or open source) DOS vector graphics
> applications? Something like Inkscape, even if much simpler (ideally much
> simpler!). Guess 2D CAD would work as well.
Is the intent to produce graphics and use/display elsewhere? Or is the intent to produce graphics on DOS and use/display on DOS?
FWIW, DOjS has SVG rendering via nanosvg - https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS |
Laaca

Czech republic, 30.03.2025, 21:36
@ lifelike
|
Vector graphics? |
Maybe DESI III?
Or some other program f.e. from this list?
https://dosprograms.info.tt/indexall.htm#apps --- DOS-u-akbar! |
lifelike
14.04.2025, 21:10
@ Laaca
|
Vector graphics? |
> Maybe DESI III?
Something like that. The Windows-inspired look is a bit... uninspiring, but looks like it may be worth trying to look past that and try it out a bit.
> Or some other program f.e. from this list?
> https://dosprograms.info.tt/indexall.htm#apps
Not really, no.
I did follow some other link and found something called TINYCAD that looked more like what I had in mind. Very minimalistic. Maybe a bit too much so. No colors or fill patterns. Might work for simple CAD drawings, but not much for vector art in general.
Was hoping for something more like a DOS Inkscape I guess. There were some great pixel graphics programs like VGA Paint and Autodesk Animator, but I do not find anything like it for vector graphics. |
Laaca

Czech republic, 16.04.2025, 23:05
@ lifelike
|
Vector graphics? |
> Was hoping for something more like a DOS Inkscape I guess. There were some
> great pixel graphics programs like VGA Paint and Autodesk Animator, but I
> do not find anything like it for vector graphics.
As a child I experimented with Fanta Vision
It is from 80s/90s and supports even the CGA card.
I remember that was very easy to create simple animations with it.
Until now I remember these demo animations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmv46LJlIqA --- DOS-u-akbar! |
Oso2k
18.04.2025, 10:27
@ lifelike
|
Vector graphics? |
>
> Was hoping for something more like a DOS Inkscape I guess. There were some
> great pixel graphics programs like VGA Paint and Autodesk Animator, but I
> do not find anything like it for vector graphics.
Harvard Graphics? |