Sinclair-Speccy on Nostr: 80 years ago on November 14, 1943, Peter Norton was born. In 1982, Norton founded ...
80 years ago on November 14, 1943, Peter Norton was born.
In 1982, Norton founded Peter Norton Computing with $30,000, becoming a pioneer in IBM PC compatible utilities software.
Norton Utilities, introduced in 1982, included innovative tools like UNERASE, capable of retrieving erased data from MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS formatted disks. Norton's company rapidly grew, reaching $15 million in revenue by 1988. In 1990, Norton sold his company to Symantec for $70 million,
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