You expect a fix for 12 year old program?
The "fix" is to pull the memory out of the machine. PS 3 can’t see more than 512 megs.
It’s time for an upgrade anyway. You can get to CS2, skipping the intermediate 6 upgrades for about $170.00.
Bob
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Keith
Photoshop 3 was written long before desktop computers could hold 1 Gig of RAM. Either you can pull out some of your RAM, or upgrade to a more recent version of Photoshop.
Do we dare ask what Operating System you are running?
Clockwork DOS version 1.1 – at a guess 🙂
Yes. Dare ask. Win XP Home, completely up to date. I’m well aware, and tolerant of all the snickers and snide remarks from underoccupied and ignorant dilettantes about the age of the program and my unreasonable expectations. But it’s served me well. I know how to use it and would like to continue doing so. If you have any constructive ideas, please let me know. Somewhere, in the code for this program, is a little routine that looks for available RAM, and unfortunately, does not distinguish between MB and GB, hence the error. The best solution would be for the Adobe people to look this up. They have the source code and commentaries. If it was programmed by disciplined and thorough programmers it would be fairly simple and probably cost them :30 minutes of skilled programmer time to generate a "fix." But Adobe is interested in pushing new prducts, not fixing old ones. Still, I know there are people out there whe are as good, or better, than than Adobe programmers who have created the tools to get in there and find these little gems, and are capable of correcting them and generating such fixes, just for the self-satisfaction and pride of being able to do so. I’m hoping to connect with one of these.
You have got to be kidding.
You want Adobe to "fix" a 12 year old program? I already gave you the fix…take out all but a half a gig of ram and it will work…kind of.
Bob
Walter, I would dare say you are taking the remarks far too seriously. It’s just good-natured ribbing, so try to be the tolerant person you say you are, and don’t read anything into it that isn’t there.
Bob and Chris have provided clear, simple solutions for you. Your choice is to take their advice or don’t. Either way, getting Photoshop 3 "fixed" to your liking ain’t gonna happen. No vendor supports software several versions back.
For perspective, consider trying to convince Bill Gates & Company to update DOS 4 to access the NTFS file system. Or try to get the maker of your 1949 Studebaker to rework its suspension for today’s radial tires. At no cost to you, of course.
By the way, it’s not just a matter of "30 minutes" to generate a fix. Anyone who has ever written programs professionally knows it would likely take several hours of testing to make sure the half hour of coding and compiling works as planned and does not break anything else. So, even if you could convince Adobe to do what you want, you would be faced with paying for several hours of developer time at several hundred dollars per hour. You run the numbers; it would be much cheaper to upgrade Photoshop. Pulling the new RAM would even be free.
Walter,
There is a huge discrepancy in your PC-household. If we would ask you to revert back to windows 3.11 on a 80386SX processor (very doable if you put your mind to it), then you’d probably call us nuts.
So you maintain a modern hardware setup but completely divert from that strategy as far as the software is concerned.
But it’s served me well.
So did DOS. And steam locomotives. why not still use it.
The best solution would be for the Adobe people to look this up.
They did. The "patches" were PS 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, CS, CS2, etc.
Rob
I’m well aware, and tolerant of all the snickers and snide remarks from underoccupied and ignorant dilettantes
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
If you had a more recent version of PS (say 5 or anything after) you’d know who Chris Cox is
(And the other underoccupied folks are highly respected around here too)
But Adobe is interested in pushing new prducts, not fixing old ones.
Why not go ask MS to fix their OS so it will run PS3?
If you’rewilling to spend mony on new hardware, why not spend some on new software the upgrade is cheap (Adobe has a great policy regarding skipping versions)
Find me a company that isn’t. Ikea has discontinued my favourite colour for Bily shelves, Volkswagen has discontinued the old Bug, examples abound everywhere. People change, so do products.
Evolve or die.
Ikea has discontinued my favourite colour for Bily shelves,
Ah. Ikea. The place we all love – but would never admit to visiting <g>
The place we all love
Yes. Their wooden shelves fit perfectly in an average fireplace! They advertise with a lot of unsolicitated junkmail here, but lo and behold, I’m working on a formula to convert junkmail into trees.
Rob
Yes. Their wooden shelves fit perfectly in an average fireplace!
Yes, but my 2000+ books also fit really well in them (and yes, I live in permanent dread of a fire)
They advertise with a lot of unsolicitated junkmail here, but lo and behold, I’m working on a formula to convert junkmail into trees.
Beat you to it! The only problem is that the process takes several years (burn junk mail, plant seed in ashes, wait)
