List of 8-bit computer hardware graphics

<p>This is a list of notable <a href="/facts/8-bit/2CkhLNoH">8-bit</a> computer <a href="/facts/Palette_(computing)/xwFo1VUI">color palettes</a>, and graphics, which were primarily manufactured from 1975 to 1985. Although some of them use <a href="/facts/List_of_monochrome_and_RGB_color_formats/qbfHGu3X">RGB palettes</a>, more commonly they have 4, 16 or more color palettes that are not bit nor level combinations of <a href="/facts/RGB/3Be0zwCj">RGB</a> primaries, but fixed ROM/circuitry colors selected by the manufacturer. Due to mixed-bit architectures, the <i>n</i>-bit distinction is not always a strict categorization. Another error is assuming that a computer's color palette represents what it can show all at once. Resolution is also a crucial aspect when criticizing an 8-bit computer, as many offer different modes with different amounts of colors on screen, and different resolutions, with the intent of trading off resolution for color, and vice versa.
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<table><tbody><tr><td>Sample image</td><td>Color test chart</td><td>3-bit, 8-color palette</td><td>6-bit, 64-color palette</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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List of 8-bit computer hardware graphics