[Informatics] Microsoft Paint is being removed from Windows

Lee, James Q lee.james.q at edumail.vic.gov.au
Tue Jul 25 15:44:49 AEST 2017


I'd make a video to honour Microsoft Paint.. but we don't have the amazing Windows Movie Maker either ☹


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Subject: Re: [Informatics] Microsoft Paint is being removed from Windows

And don't forget this gentleman: https://vimeo.com/70748579

beautiful story and great art. yep,in MS-Paint.

On 25/07/2017 1:36 PM, Mark wrote:
> Too poor to buy Photoshop?
> 
> (As a mark of respect for Paint, this reply has been typeset in Comic 
> Sans.)
> 
> On 25 July 2017 at 13:05, ken price <kenjprice at gmail.com 
> <mailto:kenjprice at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On the other hand, some artists have actually used MS Paint.
> 
>     It's not clear why. Suffering for their art, perhaps.
> 
>     http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.4218913/pixel-by-pixel-ms-paint-artist-mourns-his-medium-as-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-1.4218919
>     
> <http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.42
> 18913/pixel-by-pixel-ms-paint-artist-mourns-his-medium-as-microsoft-pu
> lls-the-plug-1.4218919>
> 
> 
>     https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ms-paint-artworks-2014-7?r=US&IR=T#boston-based-artist-patrick-hines-has-created-some-amazing-images-using-ms-paint-this-photo-is-an-ode-to-a-scene-from-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hollows-1
>     
> <https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ms-paint-artworks-2014-7?r=US&IR=T
> #boston-based-artist-patrick-hines-has-created-some-amazing-images-usi
> ng-ms-paint-this-photo-is-an-ode-to-a-scene-from-harry-potter-and-the-
> deathly-hollows-1>
> 
> 
>     On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com
>     <mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:
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>         http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-25/death-of-microsoft-paint-shocks-windows-users-everywhere/8740476
>         
> <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-25/death-of-microsoft-paint-shocks
> -windows-users-everywhere/8740476>
> 
>         /Microsoft has announced veteran graphics program Paint will be
>         retired after 32 years as a default part of Windows, dismaying
>         users./
> 
>         Counselling will be available to people affected by this issue.
> 
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