# Blast from the recent software past

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 11, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663 "2003-03-11T22:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663/1 "2003-03-11T22:00:17Z")

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A co-worker was cleaning out his office (not fired but taking away offices from non-managers) and asked if I wanted some software. Like a yutz I said yes. Okay, Microsoft access for Windows… version 3.0 Norton Utilities version 6 for up to DOS vesion 5, Borland Paradox for Windows 3x

Can you say “white elephant?” I knew you could. RIP Mr. Rogers 😃 I have a theory that nothing is so useless it can’t be sold on eBay. Any bets on how much I’ll sell it for? I’ll start at $10 + shipping so I’m not completely wasting my time. The Paradox and Norton utilities are still sealed so maybe they have collector value. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663/2 "2003-03-11T22:19:40Z")

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Start at $3.95.

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663/3 "2003-03-11T23:12:01Z")

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You may be right but if it won’t sell for $10 I won’t waste my time boxing and shipping it.

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**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663/4 "2003-03-12T01:04:49Z")

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just tell them it’s _ **RARE!!!** _ and people will give you their money…

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-recent-software-past/160663/5 "2003-03-12T02:31:54Z")

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Old versions of software can be useful, because you can use them to qualify for the upgrade price for the current version. I once got Microsoft Access cheap because I had picked up RBase v1 (on 5 1/4 " floppies!) at a clearance sale, and used it to qualify for the competetive upgrade.