can you ask him if he also has an excel guide, circa 1998, as I have lost mine.
WootBeavers
Ghost was the 1 good product.
Fuzzy_Connection4971
You found an ancient virus sealed away in your neighbors house?
tazman137
At least you didnt find something valuable.
Pepechan1337
PUSSY DESTROYER
DisagreeableRunt
Ahh Norton… back in the days when I’d rather have a virus on my PC than Norton. Nothing much has changed in 25 years.
caiteha
I’m old .
just-_-just
Back when they shipped viruses in boxes.
peacedetski
Norton was already rotten by that point. The only good thing from that suite is Ghost, the rest are either useless, bloat, or straight-up harmful (CrashGuard).
Deceiver999
Norton in its most ideal environment
def_tom
Sealed big box PC stuff? Better grade it and try to sell it for $4000.
The_Phreak
One of those rare early covers that actually John Norton on the box art.
Vast_Amphibian5933
Leave it sealed forever
Used-Rabbit-8517
Cursed artifact, throw it into the fire.
nuclearwinterxxx
That’s the safest place for it, sealed and away from your computer.
Prodding_The_Line
Ugh, the bane of many computers back in the early 2000s. Referring to the antivirus part of it. The damn program would increase boot time by minutes and the scheduled scan would bring the PC to a crawl. While scanning you couldn’t do kind of operation that wouldn’t want to make you pull your hair out due to loading wait times. 90% of the CPU power and 100% of the HDD would be dedicated towards virus scanning. You could technically reinstall Windows faster than the scan would take to complete. Insanity I know.
I guess on the flip side if it happened during work hours you had an excuse to sit somewhere, sip coffee, and read the newspaper.
egretstew1901
Norton Commander was great
seraphim_9
I had a Zip 100 external drive that connected thru a parallel port. 🤦♂️. Just showed my age.
AboveAverage1988
I had a 486! Compaq brand. 400 MB HDD. No idea what else, I was like 10 at the time.
Foreign-Tax4981
The package might be collectible but the contents 😣. I got viruses back when using Windows and Norton AV. I’m using Apple and a different AV and have for years. Just MY experience.
Helpful-Passenger845
It’s like finding ancient shield with holes in it by design.
ElJefe0218
I have several new copies of Windows NT 4.0 still wrapped from 1996.
YetanotherGrimpak
Crap then. Crap now.
ColonelBoomer
Identifying potential Y2K problems? XD They were really pushing into the paranoia back then huh? lol
Lilith_Christine
Needs to be in a museum
fiittzzyy
Ah, the good old days when everything used to come in an oversized cardboard box *sighs*
whatsupnorton
Kill it with fire!
bkw_17
lmao “Y2K problem”
angrydeuce
Norton Utilities used to be the best shit ever back in the 90s. Its tragic what they turned into.
hawkest
If you open the seal your computer will slow down best keep it sealed forever.
K_N0RRIS
That is probably the most pristine and useless thing in existence right now.
Grandmoff90
Fucking Norton!
RaymoVizion
Get it graded and sell it to some nerd.
pejons
Does your nieghbour know your in their house?
Nerdinat0r
2000 is not 25 years ag…. Anyway, get off my lawn!!
Originaltenshi
It’s still in its most useful state then
xXShadowGravesXx
You should probably keep that in a leaded container that’s been welded shut. If the wrapping begins to degrade your computer will slow down and eventually explode out of frustration 😱
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Back when RAM was in MB
can you ask him if he also has an excel guide, circa 1998, as I have lost mine.
Ghost was the 1 good product.
You found an ancient virus sealed away in your neighbors house?
At least you didnt find something valuable.
PUSSY DESTROYER
Ahh Norton… back in the days when I’d rather have a virus on my PC than Norton. Nothing much has changed in 25 years.
I’m old .
Back when they shipped viruses in boxes.
Norton was already rotten by that point. The only good thing from that suite is Ghost, the rest are either useless, bloat, or straight-up harmful (CrashGuard).
Norton in its most ideal environment
Sealed big box PC stuff? Better grade it and try to sell it for $4000.
One of those rare early covers that actually John Norton on the box art.
Leave it sealed forever
Cursed artifact, throw it into the fire.
That’s the safest place for it, sealed and away from your computer.
Ugh, the bane of many computers back in the early 2000s. Referring to the antivirus part of it. The damn program would increase boot time by minutes and the scheduled scan would bring the PC to a crawl. While scanning you couldn’t do kind of operation that wouldn’t want to make you pull your hair out due to loading wait times. 90% of the CPU power and 100% of the HDD would be dedicated towards virus scanning. You could technically reinstall Windows faster than the scan would take to complete. Insanity I know.
I guess on the flip side if it happened during work hours you had an excuse to sit somewhere, sip coffee, and read the newspaper.
Norton Commander was great
I had a Zip 100 external drive that connected thru a parallel port. 🤦♂️. Just showed my age.
I had a 486! Compaq brand. 400 MB HDD. No idea what else, I was like 10 at the time.
The package might be collectible but the contents 😣. I got viruses back when using Windows and Norton AV. I’m using Apple and a different AV and have for years. Just MY experience.
It’s like finding ancient shield with holes in it by design.
I have several new copies of Windows NT 4.0 still wrapped from 1996.
Crap then. Crap now.
Identifying potential Y2K problems? XD They were really pushing into the paranoia back then huh? lol
Needs to be in a museum
Ah, the good old days when everything used to come in an oversized cardboard box *sighs*
Kill it with fire!
lmao “Y2K problem”
Norton Utilities used to be the best shit ever back in the 90s. Its tragic what they turned into.
If you open the seal your computer will slow down best keep it sealed forever.
That is probably the most pristine and useless thing in existence right now.
Fucking Norton!
Get it graded and sell it to some nerd.
Does your nieghbour know your in their house?
2000 is not 25 years ag…. Anyway, get off my lawn!!
It’s still in its most useful state then
You should probably keep that in a leaded container that’s been welded shut. If the wrapping begins to degrade your computer will slow down and eventually explode out of frustration 😱
https://preview.redd.it/u4x2fm7t33ff1.jpeg?width=2900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06a53b79a5a1a5b254c0d71cf518777bb80eb913
i guess mine is sealed too 😄
Prehistoric malware.
Just as effective as the current model