Whats da oldest computer program you use?

I still use an Eudora program copyrighted in 1994. Well, it's much better than /\/\icro$oft.

 

I use UltraEdit - which is current, but it's been around since the early '90s, Corel Draw too.

The oldest program on my PC is a version of asteroids I wrote back in '95. I've got Windows 3.11 for WorkGroups and some apps on a Compaq Luggable sitting in my office. You remember - the back breaking laptops with the 4 inch amber screens . Hey - it's 256 shades of amber though!

 

My copy of 3D Studio Max (student version) is from 2000, thats the oldest I can think of that I still use. Up until recently I used an old PhotoShop that was probably older but running CS now.

 

Thank god for that.

Just realised that most parts of my computer is older than the software it runs.

 

I use wordpad alot. and calc

 

I still occasionally play the oldskool version of Prince of Persia. Does that count? =/

 

ZipFind

I've been using it since 1998.

 

Macromedia Fireworks version 1.0, it rocks. Easy, fast and it came free with a computer magazine couple of years ago!

 

I still play Tetris once and a while. Had it on the Commodore 64 but have a slightly updated version for the PC. Still has a pixelated Russia in the background though

 

FlashGet 1.2

2 years old. The advantage is that this thing splits downloads to 30 parts. Newer versions splits only upto 10 parts.

 

Microsoft SourceSafe6.0

I think the last release of that was in about '96, although it is still the production release. It works, so I rather not spend a few thousand on a 3rd party utility for development source control. Gotta love the MSDN subscriptions!

 

Ha ha, got ya all beat.

I still use (rather maintain) a system for the finance industry that I wrote starting in 1981; compiled MS BASIC, Btrieve ISAM, originally ran under DOS, then WIN 3.1, 95, 98, now XP.

And, I still derive an annual maintenance fee for a few (<10) installations.

BTW, not even thinking that the system would still be around for Y2K, I designed the database around a two digit year. Had to go through hundreds of programs and write a db modifier in 1999.

 

photo shop really hasnt changed all that much since version 2ish or was it 3 when they introduced layers....

 

i still use the old version of flashget. it still works for me.

 

Copyright 1992-2000 for 6.0a at least, don't use it that much right now but it's a treat to have. You can use it for any file type as a backup program (though remember to backup the VSS database ) and then you can get an old version of any file, it's truly a time and frustration saver.

 

I really don't understand why you guys like old versions... I visit cnet every day and try to get hold of the latest updates of all my programs

Can't wait for Norton 2006 to be ready

 

Same Pinch, me too ....I still use flashget....

And Mella, I play Mario sometimes....

 

I use wordpad & calc, but other than that I try to run fairly updated versions of most programs.