<s>
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
is	O
a	O
utility	B-Application
software	I-Application
suite	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
analyze	O
,	O
configure	O
,	O
optimize	O
and	O
maintain	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
is	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
16	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP/Vista/7/8	O
was	O
released	O
26	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Norton	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
The	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
,	O
Release	O
1	O
,	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
1982	O
release	O
supports	O
DOS	B-Device
1.x	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
UNERASE	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
undeleted	O
by	O
restoring	O
the	O
first	O
letter	O
of	O
the	O
directory	O
entry	O
(	O
a	O
workaround	O
of	O
the	O
FAT	B-Application
file	I-Application
system	I-Application
used	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quoting	O
Peter	O
Norton	O
,	O
"	O
Why	O
did	O
The	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
become	O
such	O
popular	O
software	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
DOS	B-Device
2.x	O
compatible	O
version	O
is	O
FILEFIND	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
searching	O
for	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
1983	O
release	O
adds	O
hard	O
disk	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PRINT	O
program	O
was	O
renamed	O
LPRINT	O
to	O
avoid	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
command	O
introduced	O
in	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
2.0	O
as	O
PRINT.COM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
the	O
utilities	O
were	O
accessed	O
by	O
typing	O
the	O
command	O
name	O
(	O
usually	O
a	O
cryptic	O
2	O
character	O
name	O
such	O
as	O
FF	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
prompt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
a	O
disk	B-Application
defragmenter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Format	O
Recover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
Wipedisk	O
;	O
Wipefile	O
,	O
a	O
Batch	B-Application
Enhancer	I-Application
and	O
a	O
sector	O
level	O
disk	B-Application
editor	I-Application
;	O
a	O
system	O
information	O
diagnostic	O
utility	O
and	O
a	O
disk	O
caching	O
program	O
(	O
NCACHE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
between	O
10	O
-	O
50%	O
faster	O
than	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
SMARTDrive	B-Application
when	O
properly	O
configured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
5.0	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
a	O
utility	O
to	O
perform	O
low	O
level	O
formatting	O
on	O
hard	O
disks	O
and	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
password	O
protection	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
“	O
dangerous	O
”	O
utilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
licensed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
4DOS	B-Application
replacement	O
for	O
COMMAND.COM	O
called	O
NDOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
6.0	O
supports	O
DOS	B-Device
5	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Windows	B-Application
Program	O
Manager	O
support	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
tools	O
are	O
still	O
DOS-based	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
icons	O
were	O
supplied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
Disk	O
Tools	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
Norton	O
Cache	O
,	O
Disk	O
Monitor	O
,	O
Diskreet	O
,	O
NDisk	O
,	O
System	O
Information	O
,	O
NDOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diskreet	O
supports	O
Data	B-Algorithm
Encryption	I-Algorithm
Standard	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnErase	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
DOS	B-Device
5.0	O
'	O
s	O
Delete	O
Tracking	O
and	O
Mirror	O
File	O
features	O
to	O
recover	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
5.0	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
UNDELETE.exe	O
program	O
,	O
licensed	O
from	O
Norton	O
competitor	O
Central	O
Point	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Delete	O
Sentry	O
control	O
and	O
Deletion-tracking	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
ERASE	O
command	O
is	O
an	O
alias	O
for	O
the	O
DEL	O
(	O
Delete	O
)	O
command	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
command	O
line	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
Recycle	B-Application
Bin	I-Application
soon	O
further	O
reduced	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
UnErase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
7.0	O
supports	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
6.0	O
,	O
DoubleSpace	B-General_Concept
,	O
Stacker	O
and	O
SuperStor	O
disk	O
compression	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
includes	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
Undelete	O
,	O
SmartCan	O
,	O
NDOS	B-Application
,	O
System	O
Information	O
,	O
File	O
Find	O
,	O
Norton	O
Change	O
Directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	O
Disk	O
remains	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
although	O
SPEEDISK.exe	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
incorporated	O
into	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
as	O
DEFRAG.exe	B-Application
in	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
6.0	O
onward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
now	O
includes	O
Advanced	O
Recovery	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
8.0	O
is	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
7.0	O
,	O
but	O
adds	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	O
utilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOS	B-Device
Utilities	O
include	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
System	O
Information	O
,	O
Change	O
Directory	O
,	O
FileFind	O
,	O
Diskreet	O
,	O
DUPDISK	O
,	O
File	O
Fix	O
,	O
NDOS	B-Application
,	O
Batch	B-Application
Enhancer	I-Application
,	O
Norton	O
Integrator	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
native	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
tool	O
,	O
it	O
supports	O
the	O
VFAT	O
file	O
system	O
used	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOS	B-Device
tools	O
include	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Pre-Installation	O
TuneUp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
Disk	O
Companion	O
,	O
Memory	O
Companion	O
and	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
Companion	O
over	O
floppy	O
disk	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
works	O
with	O
much	O
greater	O
speed	O
than	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
supplied	O
defrag	B-Application
program	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
moved	O
groups	O
of	O
clusters	O
,	O
not	O
single	O
clusters	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
Disk	I-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
Windows	B-Application
operates	O
meant	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
utilities	O
were	O
either	O
dropped	O
completely	O
or	O
replaced	O
with	O
GUI	O
based	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
onwards	O
,	O
Norton	O
's	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
reverted	O
to	O
single-cluster	O
defragmentation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
features	O
Norton	O
CrashGuard	O
with	O
Anti-Freeze	O
,	O
Norton	O
System	O
Genie	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
,	O
LiveUpdate	O
,	O
System	O
Genie	O
,	O
Registry	O
Editor	O
,	O
System	O
Doctor	O
,	O
System	O
Benchmark	O
,	O
Disk	O
Benchmark	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Benchmark	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
Space	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
LiveUpdate	O
fix	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
2.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
called	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
2.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
during	O
prerelease	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
27	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
support	O
FAT16	O
and	O
NTFS	B-Application
file	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
DOS	B-Device
UnErase	O
,	O
so	O
files	O
deleted	O
from	O
FAT	B-Application
partition	I-Application
needs	O
to	O
be	O
handled	O
by	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
95/98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
on	O
10	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
3.0	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
Norton	O
WinDoctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
Web	O
Services	O
,	O
LiveUpdate	O
Pro	O
,	O
Norton	O
CrashGuard	O
3.0	O
,	O
Norton	O
Zip	O
Rescue	O
,	O
Norton	O
System	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
SpeedStart	O
,	O
Norton	O
Optimization	O
Wizard	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
LiveUpdate	O
,	O
a	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
patch	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
application	O
launch	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
sponsored	O
a	O
bug-a-thon	O
between	O
USC	O
and	O
UCLA	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
development	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
product	O
release	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
'	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
 '	O
name	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
products	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
appears	O
in	O
support	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
include	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
support	O
,	O
Norton	O
SystemCheck	O
,	O
Registry	O
Doctor	O
Scan	O
,	O
Norton	O
WinDoctor	O
,	O
Connection	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
Wipe	O
Info	O
,	O
Norton	O
CrashGuard	O
4.0	O
,	O
Norton	O
Zip	O
Rescue	O
,	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
UnErase	O
,	O
a	O
six-month	O
subscription	O
to	O
Norton	O
Web	O
Services	O
for	O
$6.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
Symantec	O
offered	O
price	O
reduction	O
and	O
rebates	O
on	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
2.0	O
and	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
order	O
includes	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
Internet	O
filter	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
2000	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
to	O
run	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
2001	O
edition	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
ME	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	O
tools	O
now	O
supports	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
this	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
to	O
run	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NU	O
2002	O
introduced	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
compatibility	O
while	O
dropping	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
this	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
to	O
run	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
9x	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
next	O
six	O
years	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
ceasted	O
to	O
exist	O
as	O
standalone	O
product	O
,	O
instead	O
becoming	O
part	O
of	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
starting	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revival	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
as	O
standalone	O
software	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
3	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
replaces	O
as	O
Symantec	O
's	O
flagship	O
PC	O
tune-up	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
adds	O
64-bit	O
support	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Registry	O
Defragmenter	B-Application
,	O
Registry	O
Cleaners	O
,	O
Disk	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
,	O
Startup	O
Manager	O
,	O
Service	O
Manager	O
,	O
Restore	O
Center	O
,	O
System	O
Optimizer	O
,	O
Process	O
Viewer	O
,	O
and	O
Performance	O
Test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	B-License
license	I-License
was	O
changed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
household	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Pro	O
rated	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
14	O
with	O
1	O
star	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
6	O
)	O
for	O
“	O
an	O
overpriced	O
collection	O
of	O
optimization	O
tools	O
that	O
falls	O
far	O
short	O
of	O
its	O
promise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
which	O
is	O
called	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
Premier	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
all	O
features	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
plus	O
Norton	O
Online	O
Backup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
15.0	O
includes	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Norton	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
UnErase	O
,	O
Registry	O
Restore	O
,	O
Registry	O
Defragmenter	B-Application
,	O
Registry	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Disk	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
,	O
Startup	O
Manager	O
,	O
Service	O
Manager	O
,	O
Restore	O
Center	O
,	O
System	O
Optimizer	O
,	O
Process	O
Viewer	O
,	O
and	O
Performance	O
Test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
16.0	O
includes	O
features	O
from	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Application	O
Uninstaller	O
,	O
Norton	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Norton	O
UnErase	O
,	O
Registry	O
Restore	O
,	O
Registry	O
Defragmenter	B-Application
,	O
Registry	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Disk	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Duplicate	O
File	O
Finder	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
,	O
Startup	O
Manager	O
,	O
Service	O
Manager	O
,	O
Restore	O
Center	O
,	O
System	O
Optimizer	O
,	O
System	O
Dashboard	O
,	O
Process	O
Viewer	O
,	O
Performance	O
Test	O
and	O
Smart	O
Updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
Duplicate	O
File	O
Finder	O
,	O
System	O
Dashboard	O
,	O
Application	O
Uninstaller	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
utility	O
suite	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
equivalent	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Apple	O
released	O
System	O
7	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
safely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
Norton	O
Backup	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
but	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
3.0	O
can	O
cause	O
data	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
,	O
v3.2	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
volumes	B-Application
larger	O
than	O
4	O
GB	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
TB	O
to	O
match	O
System	O
7.5.2	O
disk	O
size	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
v3.5	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
supports	O
Macs	O
with	O
Motorola	O
68020-68040	O
processors	O
and	O
G3	O
PowerMacs	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7.1-8.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Norton	O
CrashGuard	O
,	O
Speed	O
Disk	O
,	O
Norton	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Disk	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
,	O
FileSaver	O
,	O
UnErase	O
,	O
Volume	O
Recover	O
,	O
Wipe	O
Info	O
,	O
System	O
Info	O
,	O
Disk	O
Light	O
,	O
FastFind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
3.5.1	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
,	O
adds	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
3.5.2	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
on	O
bootable	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
improves	O
support	O
of	O
HFS+	B-Application
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
3.5.3	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1998	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
68K	B-Device
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
can	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
Mac	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.0	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
Macs	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
G3	O
)	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7.5	O
and	O
above	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
8.6	O
)	O
and	O
adds	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
Extended	I-Application
Format	O
(	O
HFS+	B-Application
)	O
file	O
system	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
1999	O
,	O
v5.0	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
G3	O
and	O
G4	O
Macs	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8.0-9.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
software	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
25	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
v6.0	O
supports	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
Macs	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8.1	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0	O
runs	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
added	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
tools	O
run	O
on	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
G3	O
Mac	O
(	O
except	O
Beige	O
G3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
tools	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
tested	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
later	O
than	O
10.2.6	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.3	I-Operating_System
(	O
Panther	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	O
Disk	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
except	O
by	O
booting	O
with	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
7.0	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
of	O
v8.0	O
is	O
simply	O
labeled	O
'	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
8.0	O
'	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	O
8.0	O
in	O
support	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
tools	O
now	O
run	O
natively	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
CD	O
can	O
still	O
boot	O
into	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.0.1	O
adds	O
support	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
tools	O
may	O
present	O
errors	O
when	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
(	O
Tiger	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Symantec	O
confirmed	O
it	O
had	O
stopped	O
developing	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
Norton	O
SystemWorks	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
and	O
concentrated	O
its	O
efforts	O
solely	O
on	O
Internet	O
security	O
products	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SUM	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MacZap	O
data	O
recovery	O
tools	O
and	O
includes	O
utilities	O
for	O
data	O
recovery	O
,	O
disk	O
partitioning	O
,	O
disk	B-Application
defragmentation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
floppy	O
disk	O
duplication	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
SUM	O
tools	O
may	O
have	O
shared	O
code	O
with	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
for	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
from	O
SUM	O
II	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
review	O
mentioned	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
SUM	O
II	O
's	O
utilities	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
file	O
recovery	O
functionality	O
in	O
SUM	O
II	O
is	O
less	O
automated	O
and	O
required	O
more	O
manual	O
configuration	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
file	O
recovery	O
functionality	O
in	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Segue	O
Software	O
developed	O
a	O
Unix	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
,	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Peter	O
Norton	O
Computing	O
and	O
INTERACTIVE	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
Corp	I-Operating_System
.	O
Interactive	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
stopped	O
marketing	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1994	O
,	O
AlmondSeed	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
licensed	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Almond	O
Utilities	O
for	O
UNIX	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AlmondSeed	O
Software	O
released	O
the	O
Utilities	O
for	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
UNIX	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sun	B-Application
Solaris	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
in	O
1989	O
listed	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
4.5	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
as	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
Distinction	O
"	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
BYTE	B-Application
Awards	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
essential	O
first-aid	O
kit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darian	O
Graham-Smith	O
of	O
PC	O
Pro	O
gave	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
14	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
2	O
of	O
6	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
reviewed	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
15	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
“	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
may	O
have	O
outlived	O
its	O
usefulness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
review	O
gave	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
15	O
a	O
score	O
3	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITProPortal.com	O
gave	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
“	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
did	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
job	O
of	O
de-gunking	O
and	O
increasing	O
the	O
overall	O
performance	O
of	O
our	O
test	O
laptop	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
stack	O
up	O
well	O
against	O
rival	O
suite	O
System	O
Mechanic	O
11	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
eight	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
hack	O
,	O
an	O
affiliate	O
of	O
the	O
hacker	O
group	O
"	O
Anonymous	O
"	O
published	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
leak	O
included	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
2006	O
versions	O
of	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
,	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
and	O
Norton	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
Steve	O
Gibson	O
alleged	O
in	O
his	O
weekly	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
"	O
Security	O
Now	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
that	O
Norton	O
's	O
Disk	O
Doctor	O
was	O
not	O
created	O
by	O
Norton	O
but	O
instead	O
was	O
reverse	O
engineered	O
from	O
his	O
ubiquitous	O
SpinRite	B-Application
software	O
without	O
permission	O
or	O
attribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
,	O
occurred	O
after	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
accept	O
Peter	O
Norton	O
's	O
bid	O
to	O
purchase	O
SpinRite	B-Application
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
