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ZDNet Australia: Where Old Software Goes to Die

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 21, 2003

“When old programmers like me (I’m 41) get together we talk
about the applications from the old days. What happens to these
beauties?

“The answer, obviously, is that their fate only matters if
people are using them. And it’s amazing what people are still
using…

“Recently I read of how TurboPower Software is exiting the
retail business and putting their products up in open source on
Sourceforge.net. TurboPower makes components for Delphi
developers…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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