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Just realized that my favorite piece of Windows software that I'm still using is THIRTY YEARS old this year.
Yes, I've been using Paint Shop Pro, version 4.12 since the late 90's. It is super-tiny (just a few MB --- not like modern bloatware), and I know it inside and out. Almost all of the graphics I create for websites, social media, etc, are done with this piece of software.
I did buy a newer version of PSP a few years ago (out of guilt over the long-time use of the shareware but I didn't care for the newer software (except for the layers functionality --- I wish that existed in PSP 4.12).
Anyway, if you are looking for an easy-to-use piece of graphic software, this is it.
P.S. It will run on most Linux machines too.
P.P.S. You can download it yourself via OldVersion.com
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Just realized that my favorite piece of Windows software that I'm still using is THIRTY YEARS old this year.
Yes, I've been using Paint Shop Pro, version 4.12 since the late 90's. It is super-tiny (just a few MB --- not like modern bloatware), and I know it inside and out. Almost all of the graphics I create for websites, social media, etc, are done with this piece of software.
I did buy a newer version of PSP a few years ago (out of guilt over the long-time use of the shareware but I didn't care for the newer software (except for the layers functionality --- I wish that existed in PSP 4.12).
Anyway, if you are looking for an easy-to-use piece of graphic software, this is it.
P.S. It will run on most Linux machines too.
P.P.S. You can download it yourself via OldVersion.com
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Petit hommage à cette époque bénie où les logiciels de chiffrement étaient vendus dans des boîtes gigantesques.
Le Coffre-fort bureautique :
✔ 192 bits
✔ Windows 95
✔ Unix
✔ Java
Le tout avec un visuel qui évoque plus Fort Knox qu'un fichier Excel.
La cybersécurité avait déjà compris une chose :
Le plus dur n'est pas de chiffrer les données…
…c'est de retrouver le mot de passe vingt ans plus tard.
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Petit hommage à cette époque bénie où les logiciels de chiffrement étaient vendus dans des boîtes gigantesques.
Le Coffre-fort bureautique :
✔ 192 bits
✔ Windows 95
✔ Unix
✔ Java
Le tout avec un visuel qui évoque plus Fort Knox qu'un fichier Excel.
La cybersécurité avait déjà compris une chose :
Le plus dur n'est pas de chiffrer les données…
…c'est de retrouver le mot de passe vingt ans plus tard.
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From The Register: "#dBase debased: #Database titan fades to black after 47 years" https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/05/13/dbase-debased-database-titan-fades-to-black-after-47-years/5238841
See also: https://delphinightmares.substack.com/p/dbase-1979-2026
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From The Register: "#dBase debased: #Database titan fades to black after 47 years" https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/05/13/dbase-debased-database-titan-fades-to-black-after-47-years/5238841
See also: https://delphinightmares.substack.com/p/dbase-1979-2026
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@sebsauvage Tu me fais sentir vieux avec ton tool là. :D
Je l'utilisais quand j'etais sous Windows 2000.
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@sebsauvage Tu me fais sentir vieux avec ton tool là. :D
Je l'utilisais quand j'etais sous Windows 2000.
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Having some nostalgia for The Palace, almost making me want to try to build something like it myself. Though probably be just me all alone on it if I did lol. Not sure I know anybody else that used it back in the day. #nostalgia #oldsoftware
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Having some nostalgia for The Palace, almost making me want to try to build something like it myself. Though probably be just me all alone on it if I did lol. Not sure I know anybody else that used it back in the day. #nostalgia #oldsoftware
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https://www.twitch.tv/foxwaystreams
AND WE ARE LIVE! Doing some free doodles on KID PIX 3D! The sillier the better!
Come join us in The Fox Den!
#kidpix3d #edutainment #oldsoftware #foxwaystream #art #twitch
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https://www.twitch.tv/foxwaystreams
AND WE ARE LIVE! Doing some free doodles on KID PIX 3D! The sillier the better!
Come join us in The Fox Den!
#kidpix3d #edutainment #oldsoftware #foxwaystream #art #twitch
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https://www.twitch.tv/foxwaystreams
We're gonna be going live with Kid Pix...3D!!! Waaaaow!
Come on in and get some stupid, free, windows xp era educational software quality doodles done ! Usual time of 4:30 PM EST/1:30 PM PST in THE FOX DEN!
#kidpix3d #edutainment #oldsoftware #windowsxp #foxwaystream #art #twitch #TwitchStreamer #pngtuber
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https://www.twitch.tv/foxwaystreams
We're gonna be going live with Kid Pix...3D!!! Waaaaow!
Come on in and get some stupid, free, windows xp era educational software quality doodles done ! Usual time of 4:30 PM EST/1:30 PM PST in THE FOX DEN!
#kidpix3d #edutainment #oldsoftware #windowsxp #foxwaystream #art #twitch #TwitchStreamer #pngtuber
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Just gotta say that running Windows OSes on a Mac in VMs .. rocks!
I have clients on Windows and Mac. Been using VMware Fusion for years to run multiple OSes at once and switch between them as needed.
The best part, though, is being able to run old software! I have a copy of #AutoCAD 2004 (from when I worked at #Autodesk 20+ years ago), that runs great in my Win7 VM. I'm also able to run #FrameMaker 12 (2014) .. pre-subscription.
#OldSoftware #OldTech #Software #VirtualMachine #Windows #MacOS
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Just gotta say that running Windows OSes on a Mac in VMs .. rocks!
I have clients on Windows and Mac. Been using VMware Fusion for years to run multiple OSes at once and switch between them as needed.
The best part, though, is being able to run old software! I have a copy of #AutoCAD 2004 (from when I worked at #Autodesk 20+ years ago), that runs great in my Win7 VM. I'm also able to run #FrameMaker 12 (2014) .. pre-subscription.
#OldSoftware #OldTech #Software #VirtualMachine #Windows #MacOS
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Nemůžu si pomoct, ale příjde mi, že starší software resp. software navržený v dobách dřívějších je minimálně na Windows prostě efektivnější.
Na služební notebook s relativně čerstvou instalací Windows 11 už jsem si stihnul stáhnout XnView, protože defaultní "Fotky" se prostě nedaly. Dlouho startují a navíc nic neumí...
Dneska jsem si pro změnu stáhnul třeba takový DoubleCommander.
Jak to máte Vy? 😃
#windows #windows11 #oldsoftware #XnView #Irfan #DoubleCommander #TotalCommander
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Nemůžu si pomoct, ale příjde mi, že starší software resp. software navržený v dobách dřívějších je minimálně na Windows prostě efektivnější.
Na služební notebook s relativně čerstvou instalací Windows 11 už jsem si stihnul stáhnout XnView, protože defaultní "Fotky" se prostě nedaly. Dlouho startují a navíc nic neumí...
Dneska jsem si pro změnu stáhnul třeba takový DoubleCommander.
Jak to máte Vy? 😃
#windows #windows11 #oldsoftware #XnView #Irfan #DoubleCommander #TotalCommander
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If you ever were told you could not embed images in text files in NeoBook for DOS... Well, don't trust them. :blobCatSmirk:
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If you ever were told you could not embed images in text files in NeoBook for DOS... Well, don't trust them. :blobCatSmirk:
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Where do you store YOUR 1980s #MCIMail clients?
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Where do you store YOUR 1980s #MCIMail clients?
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So. Tonight I am delving into the ancient world of borland 5.x development.. Why? Because I am building a dev environment for the Major BBS. Which is ancient software from the times when we talked to computers directly over telephone lines.
Why am I doing this? For nostalgia, and because I am part of a group who are trying to revive and in some cases modernize the codebase.
I am not a C or C++ developer, but here we go.
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So. Tonight I am delving into the ancient world of borland 5.x development.. Why? Because I am building a dev environment for the Major BBS. Which is ancient software from the times when we talked to computers directly over telephone lines.
Why am I doing this? For nostalgia, and because I am part of a group who are trying to revive and in some cases modernize the codebase.
I am not a C or C++ developer, but here we go.
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Im super impressed by the FrontPage 2000.
Very intuitive, works fast (1Ghz, 5.5W CPU), and generates solid HTML :)BTW: best tables creation ever!
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Im super impressed by the FrontPage 2000.
Very intuitive, works fast (1Ghz, 5.5W CPU), and generates solid HTML :)BTW: best tables creation ever!
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@Perrin49 @roger 1987 is also the year Citadel/UX (UNIX port of Citadel BBS) was released. It has evolved into "groupware app" adding internet email and a web front end and such but it is still somewhat actively developed to this day (just called Citadel now)
I have hosted my personal email on Citadel for almost 24 years so far
#OldSoftware can be good software!
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@Perrin49 @roger 1987 is also the year Citadel/UX (UNIX port of Citadel BBS) was released. It has evolved into "groupware app" adding internet email and a web front end and such but it is still somewhat actively developed to this day (just called Citadel now)
I have hosted my personal email on Citadel for almost 24 years so far
#OldSoftware can be good software!
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SideKick para MS-DOS, un utilidad legendaria donde las haya https://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/ordenadores/sidekick-para-ms-dos.html
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It is fun watching the evolution of Windows as seen through the lens of Solitaire.
#Windows #Solitaire #oldsoftware #games #retro
