Ask HN: What old developer tool do you still miss?

Could be an editor, terminal app, forum, IRC client, old IDE, utility, or even a website.

Some older tools had a weird charm and simplicity that modern software sometimes loses.

Comments

timthornMay 27, 2026, 7:27 AM
Dot matrix printers + fanfold paper
yashnitroMay 27, 2026, 7:34 AM
And somehow they always sounded like they were under extreme stress even when printing a single page.
jgrahamcMay 27, 2026, 7:20 AM
SoftICE
yashnitroMay 27, 2026, 7:24 AM
SoftICE is one of those names that instantly makes older low-level devs nostalgic.