[busterarm]

Paint Shop Pro 5 (and later 6 & 7) is still to this day one of my favorite pieces of software (no, I'm not still using it) and one of the first things in the PC era that I didn't pirate.

It was largely responsible for my early development as a web designer and later developer. I still remember it being incredibly intuitive and fun to use. I probably logged thousands of hours inside of that application.

[and0]

My copy of PSP 5 came with my computer, and may have been my gateway into graphic design.

I'd still take Photoshop over it, but it was a surprisingly solid alternative.