Searching for the Oldest Running Application

A columnist from InternetWeek has completed a search for the oldest running commercial software application. His results are interesting (note that he's mostly skipping over mainframe applications, just looking at PC-based apps).

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Irwin Taranto

[bcrowell]

In the early 80's, there were these ads in the computer magazines with the headline,

I'm Irwin Taranto, and I'm craaaaaaaazy!!!

The idea was that he was going to sell you floppy disks (5"? 8"?) at these prices that were so low, it meant he must be insane.

Well years later, in my senior year in college, I had a roommate named Roger Taranto. I never connected them until one day he mentioned his dad's name was Irwin. I immediately looked at him and said, "I'm Irwin Taranto, and I'm craaaaazy!" That was his dad.

I didn't know that Irwin Taranto had been a software developer as well as selling floppies.

Re:7zip

[outsider007]

I patented screwing your mom. But it got revoked for "prior art."

go home, dad, you've had too much to drink.

The old app ever....

[Troll_in_Captivity]

...has to Liesure Suite Larry!!