Total Commander

harrismail wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 11:04 UTC My license is 18743 , What year is that exactly?

Maybe 2003, 2004 ?
Check the timestamp on your wincmd.key





 

Hmm, my wincmd.key's timestamp is definitely a lot newer than when I bought the software. It was definitely before 2000

Stefan2 wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 11:17 UTC

harrismail wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 11:04 UTC My license is 18743 , What year is that exactly?

Maybe 2003, 2004 ?
Check the timestamp on your wincmd.key





 

harrismail wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 11:04 UTC I bought mine literally in another century!
My license is 18743
What year is that exactly?
Steve

From this topic: #12095 = 1996 and #30198 = 1999 - so you licence is from between 1996 and 1999, probably closer to 1996 than 1999.

On January 5th 1997 I got a replacement key by mail, with this accompanying text:

Hi!

Because of some forgotten code from the beta test Wincmd 3.0 16 bit
stopped working on 1.1.1997. We apologise for any problems this may
have caused. You can download the new version 3.01 from our site
www.ghisler.com now.

So if you have never have had your key replaced, your key is from AFTER January 5th 1997

Excellent detective work - now I can tick the '97 box as an "old timer"

petermad wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 12:24 UTC

harrismail wrote: ↑2023-07-31, 11:04 UTC I bought mine literally in another century!
My license is 18743
What year is that exactly?
Steve

From this topic: #12095 = 1996 and #30198 = 1999 - so you licence is from between 1996 and 1999, probably closer to 1996 than 1999.

On January 5th 1997 I got a replacement key by mail, with this accompanying text:

Hi!

Because of some forgotten code from the beta test Wincmd 3.0 16 bit
stopped working on 1.1.1997. We apologise for any problems this may
have caused. You can download the new version 3.01 from our site
www.ghisler.com now.

So if you have never have had your key replaced, your key is from AFTER January 5th 1997

18743 is indeed from December 1997!

I bought my Tc license with Windows Commander 4.54 in October 2001 and i still keep the diskette and license papers inside the original envelope

This is a fun toppic, made me wonder when i baught my copy of TC.
License 122479, just remembered that i baught a license two times.. hehe.. and this is the one i got left.
when is it from?

I was brought here by another user. I bought mine in 2009, not in the poll (March 19th). I was using it before 2009, back when it was known as Windows Commander . It was quite expensive for me back then, but I am glad I bought it then. I think I bought it when getting a raise or something similar. It has become more expensive now, I don't really remember how much I paid back then, but definitely less than 46.41 (VAT included) as it costs now. Still a lot better than Windows and definitely a lot more worth it.