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First post, by Xon

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Good day fellas.

I've been trying to find a software that came bundled with a printer I had back in the mid-late 90s. I only have vague memories of it, and after years of searching I still haven't been able to track it down. (I don't have it anymore since my dad sold the printer)

It was a kids' photo editing software (possibly Canon or HP, I'm not entirely sure). It had features like adding fun/silly frames to photos.

I remember a main hub (maybe several, similar to each other). It had an isometric view of what looked like a floating island or a platform. There was an animal there, maybe a lion, or a bear, but it wasn't a mascot or an interactive character, just another part of the scenery.

The aesthetic theme was something close to what people now call "frutiger aero", with blue/purple colour pallette.
It ran on w95/98.

I've searched through some software sites but had no luck so far.

Sorry for the vague info but I was like 10 years old or less :').
And also sorry if this is not the place for this thread!
Any ideas would be hugely appreciated!
Cheers

Reply 3 of 5, by Ozzuneoj

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Xon wrote on 2026-05-18, 23:19:
thanks for replying mate no, that's not what I was looking for it had a more fantastic/oniric vibe, like something you could fin […]
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jakethompson1 wrote on 2026-05-18, 20:40:

thanks for replying mate
no, that's not what I was looking for
it had a more fantastic/oniric vibe, like something you could find in those cool websites in the early internet

What about Canon Creative 2.0 or 3.0? They are on the internet archive. You'll have to install them to find out if they look right because there appear to be no screenshots online.

Now for some blitting from the back buffer.

Reply 4 of 5, by Xon

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Ozzuneoj wrote on 2026-05-19, 00:02:
Xon wrote on 2026-05-18, 23:19:
thanks for replying mate no, that's not what I was looking for it had a more fantastic/oniric vibe, like something you could fin […]
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jakethompson1 wrote on 2026-05-18, 20:40:

thanks for replying mate
no, that's not what I was looking for
it had a more fantastic/oniric vibe, like something you could find in those cool websites in the early internet

What about Canon Creative 2.0 or 3.0? They are on the internet archive. You'll have to install them to find out if they look right because there appear to be no screenshots online.

I'll try those tomorrow and see if I'm lucky.
Thanks man

Reply 5 of 5, by Ozzuneoj

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Xon wrote on 2026-05-19, 00:57:
Ozzuneoj wrote on 2026-05-19, 00:02:
Xon wrote on 2026-05-18, 23:19:

thanks for replying mate
no, that's not what I was looking for
it had a more fantastic/oniric vibe, like something you could find in those cool websites in the early internet

What about Canon Creative 2.0 or 3.0? They are on the internet archive. You'll have to install them to find out if they look right because there appear to be no screenshots online.

I'll try those tomorrow and see if I'm lucky.
Thanks man

No problem.

Just remember, the Internet archive limits download speeds to barely usable levels. These could take hours/days to download.

Also, it's worth just searching the archive software for "print" or "printer" and browsing through whatever comes up. Maybe one of the CDs will actually look familiar.

Now for some blitting from the back buffer.