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MS Paint 1985-2017

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  • #2
    Maz2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Maz2016


    Where will I paste my screenshots now??


  • #3
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Maz2016 wrote: »
    Where will I paste my screenshots now??

    Yeah Paint was so simple and handy for that.

    F*ckin microgimps.


  • #4
    Hector Bellend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    It was good for drawing boobs


  • #5
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    I'm genuinely quite annoyed about this.

    423234.png


  • #6
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    I haven't used Windows in a few years but Paint was something that Microsoft actually did right. It's simple and easy to use.


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  • #7
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,716 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    RayM wrote: »
    I'm genuinely quite annoyed about this.

    Your Paint skills need work; that doesn't even look like a middle finger!


  • #8
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,716 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    Paint.net was pretty good last time I used it.


  • #9
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I still use paintshop pro 4 which was once a favourite freebie on computer magazine cover CDs. Its basic compared to things like gimp but it's quick and effective as an editor.

    http://www.oldversion.com/windows/paint-shop-pro-4-12


  • #10
    Lia_lia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    Aw. I used to love drawing random shapes and filling them with colour. Haven't used a Windows computer in about 10 years though.

    Remember that thread where people described their first sexual experience using MS Paint... :pac:


  • #11
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    Sad news, after 32 years MS Paint is to be no more.

    https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/microsoft-paint-kill-off-after-32-years-graphics-editing-program


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  • #12
    Barry Badrinath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭Barry Badrinath


    Again?

    Bastardz!


  • #13
    jamesbere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    That's it, the final straw. I'm now strawless.


  • #14
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Now what am I going to paste my screenshots into before saving them as a bitmap and embedding them in a word doc to send as an attachment with no accompanying text?


  • #15
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Damn you, 2017!


  • #16
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    God rest em.
    Was a colourful character.


  • #17
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    Dont think i can picture life without it


  • #18
    brevity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭brevity


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Now what am I going to paste my screenshots into before saving them as a bitmap and embedding them in a word doc to send as an attachment with no accompanying text?

    You monster.


  • #19
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #20
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    The good ones always go first :(


  • #21
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Keep an old junker in the corner with xp on it.


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  • #22
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #23
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    Have you ever tried Paint.net? It's pretty good


  • #24
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #25
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Stupid ****ing OP!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057767208

    Ya Didn't even do an MS Paint :p


  • #26
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Lia_lia wrote: »
    Aw. I used to love drawing random shapes and filling them with colour. Haven't used a Windows computer in about 10 years though.

    Remember that thread where people described their first sexual experience using MS Paint... :pac:

    It passed many an hour pretending to work before the www.


  • #27
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Stupid ****ing OP!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057767208

    Ya Didn't even do an MS Paint :p

    He's a phoney.


  • #28
    Erik Shin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭Erik Shin


    MS Paint isn't gone, it's going to be available to download from the app store...no need to panic ;)


  • #29
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Who is Ms Paint?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #30
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    RIP.jpg


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  • #31
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    What are they going to replace it with? Probably some driverless AI thing that's hosted in the cloud and decides what it wants to paint for you and requires a monthly subscription fee


  • #32
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,579 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Who is Ms Paint?
    That's MS Paint to you! :)
    Are Am Eye wrote: »
    Keep an old junker in the corner with xp on it.

    The thing is, the XP version didn't have some of the functionality of the original version, e.g. invert colours.


  • #33
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    MOD Threads merged


  • #34
    Are Am Eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Are Am Eye


    Victor wrote: »
    The thing is, the XP version didn't have some of the functionality of the original version, e.g. invert colours.

    You could have an old junker in the corner that multi boots to any OS you want and you could install every legacy program your heart desires.
    Yes, even solitaire.


  • #35
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Windows Snipping Tool is a handy alternative to screenshoting and copying to Paint.


  • #36
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Yet they keep running IE despite the endless misery it creates while paint has fostered nothing but decades of joy.


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  • #37
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    My drawing.

    RIP.


  • #38
    greentea is just wrong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭greentea is just wrong


    Okay, this calls for a throwback to one of the greatest threads ever


    Describe your first sexual experience using MS Paint.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=52680559


  • #39
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Victor wrote: »
    That's MS Paint to you! :)

    Miss or Miz?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #40
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    They've changed their minds

    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/25/microsoft-paint-not-dead.html


  • #41
    Ishmael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭Ishmael


    Meh, Paint 3D works just as well.


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  • #42
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    As long as they don't kill notepad.


  • #43
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Stupid ****ing OP!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057767208

    Ya Didn't even do an MS Paint :p

    :P

    3nzyzSU.jpg


  • #44
    Morpork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Morpork


    Snipping tool - built into Windows and works a treat for screenshots.


  • #45
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Actually what was paint ever used For? :pac:

    Apart from pasting screenshots as others have said was there any other purpose?
    I remember messing around with it when I got the first pc at 18. Then quickly getting bored.
    After that I tried to make up graphics but then had to switch to photoshop or illustrator to really achieve what I wanted.

    I always assumed it was something for kids to mess around with :p


  • #46
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    I still use paintshop pro 4 which was once a favourite freebie on computer magazine cover CDs. Its basic compared to things like gimp but it's quick and effective as an editor.

    http://www.oldversion.com/windows/paint-shop-pro-4-12

    I got that CD too, and have been using it since 1998. The "free trial" never ended... :)


  • #47
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,579 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Actually what was paint ever used For?

    Resizing images
    Cropping images
    Adding text to images
    Marking-up images
    Editing images
    Rotating images


  • #48
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Victor wrote: »
    Resizing images
    Cropping images
    Adding text to images
    Marking-up images
    Editing images
    Rotating images

    Cheers.
    Guess I got spoiled by photoshop early on. Only ever messed around making silly pictures in paint lol.


  • #49
    AllGunsBlazing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭AllGunsBlazing


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    They've changed their minds

    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/25/microsoft-paint-not-dead.html

    pfft! It was all just a publicity stunt imo - just like "'New Coke".


  • #50
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Maz2016 wrote: »
    Where will I paste my screenshots now??

    Paint is a standalone executable in Windows XP, just grab it off an old machine and stick it on yours.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #51
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    IrFanView


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