IrocJeff Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I'm not asking for original versions, just program names. What's your longest lived program on your computer. Mine is most likely Winamp. I first downloaded it in 1998, found the streaming radio stations and have been hooked ever since. My second longest is probably Winzip which I had in 96' but replaced in 2010 with 7Zip.
Flynn Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 My laptop is about 6 months old, so...Itunes probably
IrocJeff Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 No, like ever. Something you used then put on a new system and so on...
Futuza Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Pakscape is pretty old I guess, I dunno I have a working version of Windows 3 if that counts. I don't use it though, just stays on its floppy for kicks and giggles.
ent Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Game (which is a program) Descent that I copied from system to system since 1995 from DOS:
Futuza Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Oh I remember Descent, that little triangle spaceshipy game?
Boothand Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I think perhaps Age of Empires, released in 1997. Played it a few days ago with a friend!
IrocJeff Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 Game (which is a program) Descent that I copied from system to system since 1995 from DOS: That's pushing 20 years.. that's really cool.
Didz Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I've been using Microsoft Office since our family first had a computer (1998), but I'm guessing this applies to most people.
Onysfx Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 ZSNES v1.51 EDIT: @@IrocJeff winamp is awesome. I only just started using it in 2013, around near the time just before it was discontinued, and only started using it to play video game music files. However, I also really like the retro style it uses with the green text. It gives me nostalgia reminders of when I was scrolling through the zsnes game list as a kid.
spior Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Probably Skype?I'd say Age of Empires 2 but I kinda took a break from it a while back so I don't think that counts.
IrocJeff Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 ZSNES v1.51 EDIT: @@IrocJeff winamp is awesome. I only just started using it in 2013, around near the time just before it was discontinued, and only started using it to play video game music files. However, I also really like the retro style it uses with the green text. It gives me nostalgia reminders of when I was scrolling through the zsnes game list as a kid. I think 5.56 is the last version but its still available and works fine. I never went to their website or really kept up with anything because it always worked for me. I am noticing now that Radionomy or whatever took over I'm getting many more stations to search. I found a great Power Metal station out of Chile that wasn't available before with Shoutcast in charge. I even found that they have a video game soundtrack station that is listed on their main site. I guess its in their top stations list or something.
Cerez Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Norton Commander: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norton_Commander Running it on DOSBox now, along with Midnight Commander in Linux. (It was the very first graphical interface I was introduced to before Windows 3.1.)
Apprentice Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 That's pushing 20 years.. that's really cool.How about Dune II and ... ... Doom ?? Norton Commander: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norton_CommanderI used to have PC Tools until version 7 or 8, when it became too graphical. Switched then to NC, which I still use on my DOS rig . . . Agent Jones likes this
NumberWan Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Heh, that's difficult to answer. The first PC I tried in my life was the one of my aunt, back in 1991 I think. Norton Commander that was I think... I had my first PC in 1999, but I used the one also before that. Windows 95, oh it was so long ago! I wasn't much of a software user at the time. Games mostly like Dark Forces 2 or Duke Nukem 3d. Since that I used very different programs, different versions of them... And alternatives to them. For instance I use Photoshop since 2003 or so... But I also tried GIMP. It's notable to say that Photoshop of that time looks very different from the latest version I am using now. Not visually, but by its usefulness and functionality. So the versions are like two separate programs. I can't think of any particular program, which would survive up to this day from 1990s or even 2000s...
CaptainCrazy Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Can't say as I've had a lot of hard drives lol. But I think I'd have to say Morrowind xD
ent Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Norton Commander: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norton_Commander Running it on DOSBox now, along with Midnight Commander in Linux. (It was the very first graphical interface I was introduced to before Windows 3.1.)Oh then I still have been using Far Manager since DOS (199[6,7] for me). (Currently using updated version so no need DOSBox.)
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