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OldVersion.com<\/a> — “Because newer is not always better” — carries older copies of (originally free) software. There’s some good stuff there — though one also wonders why anyone would want <\/em>a copy of IE3 …<\/p>\n

(Posted by CronDave<\/a>, story via Techlog<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OldVersion.com — “Because newer is not always better” — carries older copies of (originally free) software. 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