#vintagesoftware — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vintagesoftware, aggregated by home.social.
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The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/the-register-microsoft-opens-door-to-the-past-by-releasing-86-dos-and-pc-dos-1-00/ -
The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/the-register-microsoft-opens-door-to-the-past-by-releasing-86-dos-and-pc-dos-1-00/ -
The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/the-register-microsoft-opens-door-to-the-past-by-releasing-86-dos-and-pc-dos-1-00/ -
The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/the-register-microsoft-opens-door-to-the-past-by-releasing-86-dos-and-pc-dos-1-00/ -
The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/the-register-microsoft-opens-door-to-the-past-by-releasing-86-dos-and-pc-dos-1-00/ -
🎉 Behold, the latest marvel from the world of tech: Fuzix OS, because apparently the 70s weren't long enough! 🕰️ The release notes are a breathtaking saga of "look, we fixed some bugs" and "now you can run ancient binaries on your ancient hardware." 🚀 Welcome to 2023, where small is beautiful, and relevance is... optional. 😜
https://www.fuzix.org/ #FuzixOS #TechNews #RetroComputing #VintageSoftware #BugFixes #HackerNews #ngated -
Adobe Photoshop 1.0 Source Code (2013)
https://computerhistory.org/blog/adobe-photoshop-source-code/
#HackerNews #AdobePhotoshop #SourceCode #ComputerHistory #TechHistory #VintageSoftware #CreativeSoftware
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The Register: Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads. “Legacy Update has for years been a tremendously useful site and tool for those wanting to keep older versions of Windows alive and in active use. The site has updated its archive of files that Microsoft used to make available for free download in the official Download Center, but has in its finite wisdom removed.”
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TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”
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TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”
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TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”
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TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”
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TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”
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#RetroPrograms #VintageSoftware #OldSchoolSoftware #RetroComputingSoftware #ClassicApplications #VintagePrograms #OldPrograms #LegacySoftware #SoftwareThrowback #RetroOS #VintageOS #ClassicOperatingSystems #OperatingSystemHistory #OldSchoolOS #LegacyOS #RetroComputingOS #SoftwareHistoryOS #SystemHistory #RetroSystemSoftware #VintageSystems
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Self-starting C64: BASIC Boot Maker 1.05 Reviewed
#Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #BASIC #BBM #ProjectCDChronicles #VintageSoftware #8bit
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Ars Technica: All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity. “With today’s addition of Real Soccer 2009 to the project … all 54 official iPod clickwheel games are now available together in an easily accessible format for what is likely the first time.”
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Boing Boing: Play with a web replica of the Apple Lisa’s GUI. “Lisa GUI is a web-based model of the Apple Lisa’s graphical user interface. Predating the original Macintosh by a year, it introduced so much that we associate with it, from the high-resolution 1-bit aesthetic to user-interface standards that persist to this day. Andrew Yaros, owner of a real Lisa 2/10, created the replica.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/14/boing-boing-play-with-a-web-replica-of-the-apple-lisas-gui/
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New-to-me, from Get Info: Macintosh Magazine Media: 1 million files. “I am proud to announce that my Macintosh Magazine Media project has surpassed my self-imposed goal of 1 million files, an achievement that fills me with both immense satisfaction and slight bewilderment. If you’ve never heard of it before: it’s an archive of vintage media containing mostly Macintosh files sourced from […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/macintosh-magazine-media-1-million-files-get-info/
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If you were into BBSing in the late 80s and had a PC, you probably used Procomm Plus at least once. Have you ever wondered what happened to the software and its authors? #RetroComputing #VintageSoftware #TechHistory #ComputerNostalgia #DigitalHeritage #SoftwareLegacy https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-procomm-plus/
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Ars Technica: You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom. “On Thursday, Google and the Computer History Museum (CHM) jointly released the source code for AlexNet, the convolutional neural network (CNN) that many credit with transforming the AI field in 2012 by proving that ‘deep learning’ could achieve things conventional AI techniques could not.”
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10MARC Explores Pocket Writer 3.0 – The Best Word Processor for the Commodore 128
#Commodore128 #C128 #PocketWriter #RetroComputing #10MARC #VintageSoftware #Commodore #ChickenHeadChronicles #WordProcessor
https://theoasisbbs.com/10marc-explores-pocket-writer-3-0-the-best-word-processor-for-the-commodore-128/?feed_id=2191&_unique_id=67d2d96cb8674 -
Dawg who the hell put ice cream on my floppy???
#RetroComputing #VintageSoftware #dBaseII #DatabaseManagement #OldSchoolTech #FloppyDisk #SoftwareAutomation #TechHistory #Autocode
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The holidays will soon be upon us, so over the next few days, we'll be checking out some awesome 80s and 90s tech from the Radio Shack Christmas catalogs, thanks to https://RadioShackCatalogs.com!
#RetroTech #90sTechnology #80sTechnology #OldSchoolComputing #VintageSoftware #PCHistory #TechNostalgia -
Lotus 1-2-3 was a groundbreaking spreadsheet software program released in 1983 by Lotus Development Corporation. It combined three key features—spreadsheet, database, and graphics—which revolutionized business computing during the 1980s. Dominating the market in the 1980s and early 1990s, it set the standard for productivity software until Microsoft Excel overtook it in popularity.
🏷️ #RetroTech #Lotus123 #80sTechnology #VintageSoftware #OldSchoolComputing #SpreadsheetHistory #NostalgicTech -
Released in November 1996, this Microsoft Publisher 97 revolutionized how we created flyers, brochures, and newsletters with its user-friendly interface and a variety of templates. A key tool for small businesses and home users, it brought professional design capabilities to the masses. Relive the simplicity and creativity of the late '90s with a touch of Publisher magic.
🏷️ #RetroTech #90sTechnology #MicrosoftPublisher #VintageSoftware #TechNostalgia #OldSchoolComputing #ThrowbackTech
