1K colours on CGA: How it's done
It's impressive they got this many colors out of it!  I still remember the classic CGA Pink+Cyan color scheme[1]; those always seemed like a particularly garish choice for "default" colors.<p>[1] Example screenshot: <a href="http://s.uvlist.net/l/y2008/04/49443.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://s.uvlist.net/l/y2008/04/49443.jpg</a>