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 Software generally ages badly, falling into a state of looking grossly out of date, lacking new functionality that we've come to depend upon as well as compatibility problems.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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Member since:2006-04-22
I still play a lot of old games:
Panzer General II - 1997
Diablo II -2000
Close Combat - 97-2000
Heroes of Might and Magic - 95-2002
When compared to today's games, these certainly do not stack up when comparing the graphics, but the gameplay is hands down superior. The gaming industry it seems as a whole has decided to put everything into bright shiny FX, and spend little to no time developing the gameplay. The last Heroes game was so devoid of any AI, they just simply wrote it to cheat to provide a challenge.
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2005-08-12
I use plenty of old software, but I don't think I really use anything obsolete; something that's been replaced by something newer and "better."
It's always tempting when something goes bloat though.