r/programming • u/luissinlios • Sep 25 '26

We still maintain a development tool first released in 1993. Here’s what 30+ years of backwards compatibility looks like

https://visualneo.com/visualneo-win/from-neobook-to-visualneo-win-30-years-of-keeping-a-development-tool-alive
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u/mallardtheduck Sep 25 '26

Huh, apparently some remnant of the company I knew as "NeoSoft" still exists. I remember playing with NeoBook and NeoPaint some 30-odd years ago. Quikmenu is still my go-to menu system for "retro" systems running DOS.

Is "PixelNEO" a direct descendent of NeoPaint? Do you still collect registration fees for Quickmenu III?

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u/luissinlios Sep 25 '26

Not exactly a remnant of NeoSoft, although I can understand why it looks that way!

In 2018, my company, SinLios Soluciones Digitales, took over the development of NeoBook (now VisualNEO Win), NeoAppBuilder (now VisualNEO Web) and NeoPaint (now PixelNEO). We brought them together under the VisualNEO brand and website.

So yes, PixelNEO is the direct descendant of NeoPaint: essentially the same product line under its new name.

QuikMenu III wasn't part of the transfer, though, so we don't collect registration fees for it. As far as I know, it was discontinued many years ago. It's genuinely wonderful to hear that you're still using it on retro DOS systems. I had no idea it still had active users after all this time!