What is the oldest application you use?

Posted by Lothar Scholz
Nov 7, 2017 at 01:05 AM

I used the term application and not app to show that i really mean old software.

I’m asking because in the “Is the original OneNote desktop app doomed?” thread the question about perpetual licenses vs subscription licenses came up again.

So what are the apps you use already for a long time without upgrading?

On Windows i have

- A 16bit Windows Application “Forte Agent” from 1999. (yes an 18 year old Internet client without updates).
- The screenshoot utility “SnagIt”, from 2002.
- The screen recoding utility “Camtasia” from around 2005 (same company as SnagIt)
- Adobe Fireworks 8 from 2005
- MSOffice 2007

I think every well working outliner or writing tool could age upto 25 years now if the Operating System would allow it.