Photon Paint is a

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(HAM) based

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for the Amiga, first released in 1987. Photon Paint was the first

to incorporate 3D

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and

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as an integral part of the program. Photon Paint was programmed by

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, Eyal Ofek, and Amir Zbeda at ''Bazbosoft'', an Israeli software house. It was published by

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of the US and distributed all over the world. The program sold some 250,000 units and received a best of breed award from Amiga World magazine.

Release history

*The original Photon Paint was released in 1987 *Photon Paint v2.0 was released in 1988 *A

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version was also released in 1988

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Release history

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