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January 28, 2023
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The biggest Adobe boxed software Collection

  • January 28, 2023
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Hello
I have found this Adobe boxed software collection on a flea market near my town.
I have never seen anything like this before.

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    Nancy OShea
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    January 28, 2023

    Old software is NOT collectible.  It belongs in the recycle bin; not sold at flee markets. 

     

    I feel sorry for whoever buys this junk expecting it to work.  They'll be hugely disappointed when it a)  doesn't work and b) can't be re-sold.  😥

     

     

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Abambo
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    January 28, 2023
    quote

    Old software is NOT collectible.  It belongs in the recycle bin; not sold at flee markets. 

     

    I feel sorry for whoever buys this junk expecting it to work.  They'll be hugely disappointed when it a)  doesn't work and b) can't be re-sold.  😥

     


    By @Nancy OShea

    I collected my old software (well, mostly the empty boxes, as the rest got stored away in the safe of the IT department at the time). And, If I remember well, I still have my WordStar disks and documentation for my now defunct CP/M computer.

     

    But yes, nobody should expect to get the software up and running (on modern computer systems…).

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Nancy OShea
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    January 29, 2023

    WordStar.  A blast from the past. Changed jobs. Went from dos-based MS Word 2 to WordStar and hated it.  They offered me WordPerfect to which I said, "thanks, but no thanks."  Later, I got a PC with MS Word and life was good again.  🙂

     

     

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Abambo
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    January 28, 2023

    For collectors that may be interesting, but most if not all are of no commercial value.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    John T Smith
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    January 28, 2023

    If anyone buys they are going to be upset when used program may not be activated on their account