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Norton Commander

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Norton Commander

Summary

Norton Commander is a proprietary software[1]. It draws 573 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_software category, ranking #13 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norton Commander's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[3].
  • Norton Commander's instance of is recorded as orthodox file manager[4].
  • Norton Commander was published by Peter Norton Computing[5].
  • Peter Norton Computing is named after Norton Commander[6].
  • Norton Commander's developer is recorded as John Socha[7].
  • Norton Commander's developer is recorded as Gen Digital[8].
  • Norton Commander's developer is recorded as Peter Norton Computing[9].
  • Norton Commander's copyright license is recorded as end-user license agreement[10].
  • Norton Commander's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • Norton Commander's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[12].
  • Norton Commander's operating system is recorded as DOS[13].
  • Norton Commander's operating system is recorded as Q189794[14].
  • Norton Commander's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Norton Commander's operating system is recorded as Q47604[16].
  • Norton Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 5.51[17].
  • Norton Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[18].
  • Norton Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[19].
  • Norton Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 2.01[20].
  • Norton Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[21].
  • Norton Commander's platform is recorded as IBM PC compatible[22].
  • 1986 marks the founding of Norton Commander[23].
  • Norton Commander was released on 1986[24].
  • Norton Commander's described at URL is recorded as http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/Paradigm/Ch03/norton_commander.shtml[25].
  • Norton Commander's readable file format is recorded as Norton Commander module message (ENG)[26].
  • Norton Commander's writable file format is recorded as Norton Commander module message (ENG)[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include proprietary software[3] and orthodox file manager[4].

History and Context

1986 marks the founding of Norton Commander[23]. Peter Norton Computing is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Norton Commander draws 573 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_software category, ranking #13 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

assembly language DOS DOS Navigator Gen Digital GNU Midnight Commander IBM PC compatible Microsoft Windows Peter Norton Computing proprietary software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . softpanorama.org. Retrieved . softpanorama.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . softpanorama.org. Retrieved . softpanorama.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . softpanorama.org. Retrieved . softpanorama.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publisher → Peter Norton Computing
    Inception → —
    Writable file format → Norton Commander module message (ENG), Norton Change Directory Persistent Cache File
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19015, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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