If they think of Peter Norton at all, most owners of personal
computers probably think of him as "the disk man," or perhaps as the
finder of lost files. This is not completely fair; Norton has
spread enlightenment on other aspects of computing hardware and
programming. But only a small fraction of those who use a PC every
day ever feel a need for his "Programmer's Guide" or his "Assembly
Language Book"-though, should such a need arise, they might be
inclined to turn first to Norton.
Norton's name is also familiar from his regular and highly
readable column in one of the major PC magazines. But he stands out
in the minds of PC users as the deviser of "The Norton Utilities,"
now available ...