Why a Linux User Is Using Windows 3.1 415
colinneagle writes "About two weeks back, I was using my Android tablet and looking for a good graphics editor. I wanted something with layers and good text drawing tools. That's when it hit me. We already have that. Photoshop used to run on Windows 3.1. And Windows 3.1 runs great under both DOSBox and QEMU, both of which are Open Source emulators available for Android and every other platform under the sun. So I promptly set to work digging up an old copy of Photoshop. The last version released for Windows 3.1 was back in 1996. And finding a working copy proved to be...challenging. Luckily, the good folks at Adobe dug around in their vaults and managed to get me up and running. And, after a bit of tweaking, I ended up with an astoundingly functional copy of Photoshop that I can now run on absolutely every device I own. And the entire environment (fonts, working files and all) are automatically backed up to the cloud and synced between systems. But what other applications (and, potentially, games) does this give me access to? How far can I take this?"
This is a great idea, my next great idea is- (Score:5, Funny)
TERMINAL APPLICATION ERROR
Re:Take my advice on this: (Score:5, Funny)
It went HOURS without crashing? Well sign me up...
Re:hellz yes (Score:5, Funny)
You must be new here.
Re:You can apparently get GIMP on Android (Score:3, Funny)
Unfortunately, the version of Photoshop that was released in 1996 is still better than the current version of GIMP.
Re:Old, proven technology... (Score:5, Funny)
I enjoy and "old fashioned" any day, but since if you've upgraded to a Fleshlight, Girlfriend, Mistress or Wife, why go back other than just for nostalgia and shits and giggles?
Woah there, little fella.
The order goes hand, fleshlight, girlfriend, wife, THEN mistress, then quickly back to hand.
Re:I've done this with Dosbox too but... (Score:5, Funny)
We're nerds. We don't buy solutions, we create them.
There is a reason [xkcd.com] nerds have to create solutions.
Re:Surface Fuckin' Pro??? (Score:5, Funny)
I wouldn't wipe my filthy ass with a fuckin' Microsoft Surface Pro
Neither would I- they're hard and not remotely absorbent.