GoKawiilDeveloper builds sub-1KB DOS-era 386 demos visualizing Navier-Stokes fluid flow
A hobbyist inspired by OpenAI's recent Navier-Stokes smoothness breakthrough created two retro MS-DOS style visualizations of fluid dynamics, using palette cycling and real-time particle animation techniques from 1990s demoscene coding. Both assembly programs were optimized to under 1,024 bytes and run authentically in DOSBox, alongside JavaScript versions for modern experimentation with expanded settings.
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This project bridges cutting-edge mathematical research with the constraint-driven creativity of retro computing, showing how classic tricks like palette animation can efficiently render complex physics without redrawing pixels. It also highlights how AI-assisted coding is now enabling niche technical art projects that blend nostalgia with modern scientific announcements.
- Two 386 assembly demos under 1KB visualize Navier-Stokes fluid flow using palette cycling and particle animation.
- The palette method draws once and animates purely through color table shifts, while the particle version computes real-time fixed-point motion.
- JavaScript versions accompany the retro DOSBox builds, letting users explore settings beyond original 386 hardware limits.
Source: juandecos.github.io, 2026-09-13
Published there as: “Show HN: Navier-Stokes Visualized as 1kB i386 demos”
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