Linked by Kroc Camen on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 12:16 UTC
Software moves on at a break-neck pace these days--version numbers clock up ever quicker as vendors try to market their apps as the latest and greatest. Software generally ages badly, falling into a state of looking grossly out of date, lacking new functionality that we've come to depend upon as well as compatibility problems. Dear OSNews readers, what old software (5+ years) do you still use, why, and what problems do you come across in sticking with it? Read More for my own contribution to the list
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2006-07-26
It is not getting better, like wine, but it does not age as fast. TeX is a good example.
I still use Windows XP, Visual C++ 6.0, Office 2003. This is because I do not like newer versions.