It’s me, your bitmapped digital ego

Here's a bit of fun for those of us who've been around long enough to remember mid-90s graphics technology. Developer Iconfactory have release a fun - and free - iOS app called BitCam.

Here’s a bit of fun for those of us who’ve been around long enough to remember mid-90s graphics technology. Developer Iconfactory have release a fun – and free – iOS app called BitCam. And the photos it takes are straight out of the mid-90s:

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Yes, it’s the days of bitmap rendering for photos. I was doing this for college magazines in the early 90s….

Even the language of the announcement post is delightfully retro:

Download it today from the application store! You’ll have plenty of time to read the software description as you install it from your 28kbps modem.

UPDATE: IF you tried to install BitCam’s color graphics card and got a vexing error, fret not! An update is coming soon that corrects the problem. Did we say the application store business is complicated? Because it is.

Add some bitmapped joy to your iPhone now.