: We all had that one floppy disk (or later, a bootable CD) that launched the gray-and-blue DOS interface. Seeing that finger-pointing logo meant help was on the way.

: For schools and offices, Ghost was the only way to set up 50 identical Dell Optiplex towers without losing your mind. The DOS Interface: A Minimalist Icon

Before the days of built-in Windows Recovery environments and cloud backups, Norton Ghost introduced most of us to . Instead of backing up individual files, Ghost captured a "snapshot" or "image" of your entire hard drive.

Tell me about your current backup strategy!