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It is, I have a dedicated PowerPC Mac running old versions of software that are now free to use (including CS 2). Check the Internet Archive or “Macintosh Repository” (Mac only, of course) for other software or downloads.

The caveat is that you’ll likely need an old OS to run EOL software.

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I don't understand. Every once in a while we get a mention about Microsoft being super retro compatible allowing you to run old win32 binaries on even the latest windows and how much better it is to linux with its glibc incompatibilities.

And then this, you would need an old OS to run an old Photoshop.

So where is the truth?

In this case there is no caveat. The truth is: it works just fine on Windows 10. I just installed it.

Thanks. People tend to fantasize so many problems that doesn't really exist, or not anymore that it gets sometimes annoying and frustrating. Like on that other thread where people who don't use Gnome desktop environment were complaining of a missing feature...except that feature did in fact exist.

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