Requests to identify retro software, based on an appearance within other media or some other criteria.
Questions tagged [identify-this-software]
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What is the name of the publishing software used at IBM in the late 80s?
I was a tech writer at IBM in Austin, TX in the late 80s. We were writing documentation for the RS/6000. I loved the publishing software we used and was sorry to see it replaced in the marketplace by cheaper, less powerful software geared towards…
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Did XEROX 630 and 645 run CP/M?
My late father owned two bulky and havy word processing systems manufactured in the 1980s or early 1990s, a XEROX 630 and a XEROX 645. Both had similar cases featuring an integrated Diablo 630 daisy wheel printer and two 5.25" floppy disk drives.…
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A demoscene production from mid-2000s featuring four seasons animation
I recall seeing a PC demo - meaning an executable program demonstrating various graphics and sound effects - in mid-2000s (does this count as sufficiently retro?) that featured animations of the four seasons. The animations were like a tree is…
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Macromedia Flash Desktop API / EXE bundler
Sorry if this is too recent, but back when I was first getting into programming in ~2002-2004, there was some Flash/SWF-to-EXE tool that provided ActionScript bindings to Windows desktop APIs. Does anyone know what that tool might have been…
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Blue-Green Software Mascot
I recall seeing a mascot for some sort of computer platform or program. I've seen images many times, but am now struggling to find it. Here are the details I can remember:
I think it was a 1990s thing, but may have been late 80s or early 2000s
The…
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