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    "https://github.com/yovico-ai/pictureman/blob/95c0ce0b8a9ec3156dfae3c01cd3bc4d1fe53739/re/README.md",
    "https://yovico-ai.github.io/pictureman/",
    "https://github.com/yovico-ai/pictureman/blob/95c0ce0b8a9ec3156dfae3c01cd3bc4d1fe53739/LICENSE",
    "https://github.com/yovico-ai/pictureman/blob/95c0ce0b8a9ec3156dfae3c01cd3bc4d1fe53739/NOTICE"
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  "description_en": "A cross-platform Rust rebuild of Picture Man 1.55 (1991-1993), the true-color image editor for Windows 3.x, per the project README. The README says no original source survived and the algorithms were recovered by disassembling PMAN.EXE and its converter DLLs.",
  "description_zh": "据项目 README，这是对 Windows 3.x 真彩色图像编辑器 Picture Man 1.55（1991-1993）的跨平台 Rust 重建。README 说明原始源码已失传，算法通过反汇编 PMAN.EXE 及其转换器 DLL 恢复。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/pictureman-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pictureman-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/yovico-ai/pictureman/blob/95c0ce0b8a9ec3156dfae3c01cd3bc4d1fe53739/README.md",
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  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/pictureman-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pictureman-case/index.md",
  "name": "Picture Man: a Rust rebuild of the Windows 3.x image editor",
  "name_zh": "Picture Man：Windows 3.x 图像编辑器的 Rust 重建",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "scope",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "No prebuilt binaries; the README documents source builds with Rust 1.94+ and a hosted WebAssembly demo. The desktop app opens user-supplied image files.",
    "The README says the original source was lost and the algorithms were recovered by disassembling PMAN.EXE and its converter DLLs, with recovered specifications under re/.",
    "The rebuild is an independent implementation and contains neither the original proprietary application nor its assets. Complete behavioral equivalence with the original remains unverified.",
    "Code is MIT; NOTICE and the original Picture Man rights remain with their owners."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "没有预构建二进制；README 记录使用 Rust 1.94+ 从源码构建，并提供托管的 WebAssembly 演示。桌面应用打开用户提供的图像文件。",
    "README 说明原始源码已失传，算法通过反汇编 PMAN.EXE 及其转换器 DLL 恢复，恢复的规格位于 re/。",
    "该重建是独立实现，不包含原始专有应用或其资产；其与原作的行为等价性尚未验证。",
    "代码许可为 MIT；NOTICE 与 Picture Man 原作的各项权利仍归其所有者。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "app",
    "binary"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/yovico-ai/pictureman",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-03"
}