THE JOURNAL

DEVELOPMENT NOTES

Selected updates from the workbench.

2026-09-28 · CGA Image Studio

A cleaner Studio and a new alpha snapshot

CGA Image Studio 0.167a brings the recent conversion work into a new standalone Windows alpha. The interface now groups modes by display type, keeps advanced settings out of the way, and puts progress and a clear STOP button in the top bar. Automatic whole-pixel zoom makes fine patterns easier to inspect without uneven scaling.

2026-09-27 · CGA Image Studio

Staggered palette conversion alpha

The Windows prerelease adds a fixed staggered layout for eight-write Mode Switch conversion, with matching DOS program, assembly, and disk exports. It remains an alpha while feature and hardware validation continue.