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Me demonstrating the features of the very first commercially-released version of photoshop (1.0.7) on a c.1992 Macintosh LC II. Although the program may seem sluggish to most people, I was honestly expecting the program to run *MUCH* slower than what is seen here.

Unfortunately, the video circuitry in my LC II appears to be on the fritz, causing some color smearing affects (it's much worse if you set it to either 256 colors, 16 grays, or anything below those two).

In this video, I either demonstrate or point out all the various features in Photoshop 1.0.7. The biggest feature missing in this early version IMO is the layering feature. Layers would not appear until the release of Photoshop 3.0 in 1994. Overall, this version of Photshop is *VERY* primitive compared to even the most basic Photoshop available currently. It's still a heck of a lot more sophisticated than MS paint, though ;-)

LC II Specs:
CPU: 32-bit Motorola MC68030 @ 16MHz (data bus is only 16 bits wide)
RAM: 4Mb; an extra 4Mb is enabled via Virtual Memory.
Hard Drive: Quantum TrailBlazer 800Mb (original drive was 80Mb)
Video RAM: 512Kb (Normally 256kb; 512kb allows for 16-bit color on the standard Macintosh 12" RGB display)
Monitor: Macintosh 12" RGB display; 512x384; running at a 16-bit color depth ("Thousands" in the monitors control panel)
Operating System: MacOS 7.0.1 w/Tuneup