> In the olden 8-bit days

I hear you.

My first real experience with drawing anything was with Postscript, but then I did my fair share of blitting, and a bit of OpenGL. These days I'm just looking to visualise some data in a nice looking way with minimal effort.

> if you want 3D plots without having to reinvent the wheel, three.js is fit for purpose, with the right CodePen example

Amazing, thanks for the tips.