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Contest: Most Copies of a Program

Contest: Most Copies of a Program Software 36 posts Mar 27, 2008 — Mar 2, 2026

#1 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 05:42

Just want to throw this one out here to see if anyone has me beat...

What is the maximum number of copies you have of any one program?

A few conditions:

-it must be commercial software

-it cannot be a multi-license pack

-only an original legal copy counts (both here and with the law

Mine is Print Shop... I have 6 copies (three on Classics, one on a Plus, and two that I currently don't have installed).

I also have variety within Print Shop. Two are on white disks, one on a black disk, two on blue disks with newer-style labels, and one on a pair of 400K disks. I have original boxes for two of them. I'm still hunting for a very early copy with copy protection (all of mine are the later ones after Broderbund stopped copy protecting the programs, probably so that users could place the product on a hard drive). I've also noticed that the 400K version has the word "Crayola" on the crayon graphic, the 800K disks don't...I'm assuming Binney & Smith threatened with a lawsuit and they changed it right around the time it got cheaper to ship one DS/DD disk?

If you've got me beat or have something interesting here, let me know!!!

#2 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 11:02

I won't enter this one. Considering I write commercial software, I could make as many copies as I like. [

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#3 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 21:51

I have a boxed copy of OS 9 and a copy of OS 9.2.1 that came with OS X 10.1. If it counts, I also have a boxed OS 8.5 and an iMac install CD (yes, it is from my iMac) for OS 8.6.

#4 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 22:04

Do AOL discs count? I have dozens of them on floppy and CD, Mac and PC. Lots of different version numbers, too.

#5 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 22:11

LOL I had a trash bag full of AOL disks back in the day...

#6 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 - 22:12

I have 20 copies of Cycling'74 still new wrapped with serials, last version before osx... probably about 20 copies of quark 4, about 10 copies of word 5 boxed...

i should probably see if there's a market for all this old softsware, as its doing me no good.

#7 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 00:16

well...i've got MS office in various flavors running just about every mac i own that can boot...

#8 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 01:28

I probably about 20 copies of quark 4, about 10 copies of word 5 boxed...

I'll buy a copy of Word 5 and Quark 4 if you want to sell.

Thanks!

#9 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 03:18

I used to have a stack of a few dozen Netscape 1.1 disks.

#10 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 04:11

Mac OS 9: 4 Copies

Mac OS 8.5: 2 Copies

Various Restore CD's with flavors of 8.x and 7.x.

Mac OS X: 3 Copies (X.4, X.5, Public Beta)

Office 2003 Pro: 6 Copies. I get them free from school. Nice hologram CD's.

XP Pro SP2: 6 Copies. Same as above

Server 2003: 4 Copies. Same as above

Mac OS X Server 10.4: 1 Copy. Paid for myself

Remote Desktop 3 Admin: 1 Copy. Unlimited license. Paid for myself.

#11 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 04:42

Oh, and from my recent floppy count, 13 copies of System 7.1.

Although if you count different versions, then I have a grand total of about 100 copies of the Mac OS.

#12 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 05:41

Quark 4 and Word 5 you say... ?

For me, I might've had two copies of the original FileMakerPro, one bare disks and one a full set. I think I also had two copies of MacDrawPro, same situation.

#13 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 05:54

How could I forget the following:

BBedit : 1 Copy

Filemaker: 8 copies. Ranging from Filemaker 7 to 9 and from Server to Advanced to Pro.

/slaps self

#14 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 06:08

I think I have 3 original sets of OS 7.01

Atleast 3 hypercard disks.

#15 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 11:15

Virtual Pool (Mac & PC)

Virtual Pool 2

Virtual Pool 3

Virtual Pool Mobile (Palm & Pocket PC)

That's the only program I can think of besides Mac OS

#16 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 13:40

Office 2003 Pro: 6 Copies. I get them free from school. Nice hologram CD's.

I love those CDs! My grandpa has Office 2003 and it's probably the most awesome disc I've ever seen.

If I had six of those I'd make a mobil out of them and hang it above my bed or something. :lol:

#17 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 23:14

I sell them.

#18 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 - 23:57

Do AOL discs count?

Maybe, my friend and I collected them, then when we had a bunch we chucked them at each other for fun. [

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#19 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 - 04:39

TurboTax (formerly MacInTax). Every year since at least 1997 going up to 2007.

#20 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 - 04:49

I have Macintax '92-'96... That's pretty much it.

#21 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 - 15:42

I have 20 copies of Cycling'74

Cycling'74 what, though?

#22 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 - 16:18

2 copies of winxp home sp2

2 copies of windows vista (don't ask)

#23 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 - 18:49

iWork '06

And uh....thats it

#24 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 - 23:45

17 copies of POD - Planet of Death by UbiSoft (1997) for Windows

each are different versions/covers/labels

#25 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 - 04:48

I had over 50 OEM Mac OS 8.0 discs for a while. I ended up throwing them out. I bet I could have found someone to take them.

#26 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 - 05:12

3 copies of the System 7.1 installer disks

2 copies of Expert Color Paint

... and that's it.

#27 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 - 00:38

I have 11 copies of the Bungie network game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete - we used to play it quite a bit on the old LocalTalk (and later Ethernet) networks.