Finding old versions of Commercial Software

In My Humble Opinion
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Not sure if this is the right section for this question… if it isn’t, I apologize…

My g/f is looking for a copy of Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for windows. She has a few old computers and this is the only version that will run on them.

I’m getting her a new (modern) computer with the latest version of Photoshop for Xmas this year, but she needs to find something in the meantime…

I’ve done a lot of searching online, but either I can’t find that old of a version, or the sites I’ve found seem suspicious.

I’m watching a few eBay auctions - those may end up being “the way to go”…

I’m wondering if there are any reputable sellers of older versions of software?

All suggestions are appreciated…

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GIMP may run on older machines, and AFAIK, can read PS file formats. Plus it’s free. The downside would be a somewhat different interface, and I’m not how well it exports to PS formats.

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not SURE how well, that is

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I’ve gotten several things from Oldversion but they don’t seem to have photoshop on their table of contents.

Check out the “requests” forum on their message board; there is a photoshop thread that’s nine pages long.

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No luck there…mostly people looking for warez…

I’m looking for a legit copy.

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Try Recycled Software. I didn’t see Photoshop in their list, by you can contact them directly and double check. And there might be something else suitable there. All the software there is legit.

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Timely thread - I need a copy of Lotus Notes - don’t need a recent version…

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If you buy the latest version but then run an older version, I certainly wouldn’t have an ethical problem with it and I doubt many software publishers would either.

The licenses for Microsoft Office and Windows XP Pro allow you do exactly that I used to purchase computers with Windows XP licenses but Windows 2000 pre-installed.

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Has she tried some of the local schools? I am amazed at some of the ancient software that is always showing up in the staff lounge’s “Free to a Good Home” box.