<s>
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
software	B-Application
utilities	I-Application
for	O
DOS	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Central	O
Point	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
package	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
utilities	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
in	O
1985	O
for	O
$39.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
version	O
4.0	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
primary	O
interface	O
became	O
a	O
colorful	O
graphical	O
shell	O
(	O
previously	O
the	O
shell	O
resembled	O
PC	O
BOSS	O
and	O
was	O
monochrome	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
version	O
7.0	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
in	O
1991	O
several	O
Windows	B-Application
programs	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
PRO	O
(	O
Version	O
9	O
)	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
was	O
the	O
last	O
stable	O
version	O
released	O
by	O
Central	O
Point	O
Software	O
before	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
MORE	O
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Symantec	O
's	O
Central	O
Point	O
Division	O
in	O
October	O
1994	O
and	O
included	O
additional	O
utilities	O
:	O
Backtrack	O
,	O
CrashGuard	O
Pro	O
(	O
ex-Central	O
Point	O
Recuperator	O
)	O
,	O
DriveCheck	O
,	O
DriveSpeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
competitor	O
to	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Symantec	O
had	O
acquired	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
brand	O
was	O
retired	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
now	O
refers	O
visitors	O
to	O
products	O
in	O
Symantec	O
's	O
Norton	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
Point	O
Backup	B-Protocol
—	O
a	O
backup	B-Protocol
utility	O
for	O
archiving	O
and	O
restoring	O
data	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
disc	O
or	O
tape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
earlier	O
releases	O
,	O
this	O
utility	O
was	O
officially	O
named	O
"	O
PC	O
Backup	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innovative	O
features	O
included	O
compression	O
during	O
backup	B-Protocol
and	O
floppy	O
disk	O
spanning	O
,	O
and	O
optional	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
Point	O
Option	O
Board	O
for	O
33%	O
faster	O
disk	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mirror	O
,	O
Undelete	O
,	O
and	O
Unformat	O
utilities	O
were	O
licensed	O
by	O
Central	O
Point	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
MS-DOS	O
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
Point	O
Anti-Virus	O
and	O
VDefend	O
were	O
licensed	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
and	O
VSafe	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
MS-DOS	O
6.0	O
through	O
6.22	O
.	O
</s>
