Does anyone remember................?

June 18, 2004 2:31 AM from

Borland. Peter Norton? I know Symantic cobbled Peter up. But I've been rummaging around and found a box of old software.
1.Sprint 2.Quattro 3.Paradox 4.Sidekick Plus
1.Norton Utilities 2.4 and 4.01 Norton Commander 2.0 and 3.0 3.Norton Desktop for Win 3.1

I wax and wane nostalgia. Sorry.
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Reply #1 June 18, 2004 2:55 AM from

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Borland. I remember the time I used Borlands turbo pascal even before it was OO. And sidekick, boy did that program give trouble as a resident app!

Reply #2 June 18, 2004 3:00 AM from

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hehehehe

I still have PCTools and Norton Utilities on 720k and 360k boot disks.

Reply #3 June 18, 2004 8:33 AM from

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XTreeGold...and all its forerunners....got them all...

Reply #4 June 18, 2004 12:48 PM from

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the old XTree verse Norton Commander fits

Reply #5 June 18, 2004 12:49 PM from

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HA!

copy con >autoexec.bat
^z

hehehe

Reply #6 June 19, 2004 7:42 AM from

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copy con >autoexec.bat^z

What! you didn't use Edlin??

Reply #7 June 19, 2004 11:34 AM from

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at times, and I also used to low level format hard drives with the debug command at the prompt

Reply #8 June 20, 2004 6:23 PM from

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I still keep a floppy loaded with debug script for wiping hard drives.
It's a nice way to releive aggression, pop down to BestBuy, reboot pc's with debug Script on floppy, and watch ensuing fun. Done very infrequently now as I have a Low Dr. Evil quotient, now a days.

Reply #9 June 20, 2004 6:38 PM from

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I have a few copies of Windows 3.11 lying around the office

Also Lotus 123 on floppy (the original DOS version)...

Reply #10 June 20, 2004 6:58 PM from

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I run Win 311 via VMWare on this machine...that way I can use XP to run 3.11 to load Calmira to make 3.11 look like 98...

Reply #11 June 20, 2004 7:21 PM from

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@ Jafo....I did the same with a copy of WFW on Virtual PC

Reply #12 June 21, 2004 7:58 AM from

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I also used to low level format hard drives with the debug command at the prompt

Gadzooks! I still do that. Is there an easier way?

Reply #13 June 21, 2004 7:03 PM from

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wooow.. norton commander.. now THAT was a program

Reply #14 June 21, 2004 7:23 PM from

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You can still have it!

http://www.ghisler.com/

It's one of the first things that goes onto a cleanly installed PC when I'm around

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Maybe this should be in the "You and the Internet" sticky thread !?

Reply #15 June 21, 2004 8:55 PM from

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How bout PFS First Choice and Pro Write.. anyone remember them...

Reply #16 June 21, 2004 8:57 PM from

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Phoon....still have PFS somewhere....I think...

Reply #17 June 22, 2004 2:26 AM from

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Jafo...still have PFS on my 386 toy....I do...

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