I've bought TC license key in...

[Jordi]

2Jordi
You've got fetish to pray to

Oh, I never thought of it like that.

Was the number stamped?

Yes, not handwritten, unfortunately. But it seems to be one of those late Neolithic changeable stamps, at least.

[RHRwan44]

TC license #480 with Windows Commander 1.30e in 1994

[petermad]

2RHRwan44

I think you forgot to vote in the poll, there is still only one vote for 1994.

[alexey65536]

...year 2009!

[jinsight]

TC license #1945 with Windows Commander 1.4d/e/f in 1994

[yeskky]

I bought my licence #206817 in 2009.

[VSB]

I'm writing plugin (not ready yet)

[Nicram]

Total Commander and winRAR were my first apps when i start to use them every day My license is #165446 from 2K8, for 2 computers TC is very cheap when i look on how many functions it has, and how many it helped me

[sas2000]

 
October 2001, best money spent ever
 

[nordmoon]

In 2005, when the opportunity to purchase a license in Russia. Incidentally, this was the first program I bought.

[neosk]

two weeks ago! But option missing

[petermad]

I bought my TC license #524 with Windows Commander 1.30e in 1994 - but I started using Windows Commander from v. 1.12

http://www.madsen.homepage.dk/tcmd/wc130e.png

new link to image: https://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/wc130e.png

[CAP-Team]

2002. #80475
Best purchase ever.

[xjikka]

I've bought my first 4 Licenses in 2001 #64329 and some other later. It was one of most useful App purchase ever. Windows / Total Commander is first app, which I'm starting after login. After long time use of Norton Commander in DOS, it was the only, best and better alternative. Thank You, Mr. Ghisler!

[Helix751]

My oldest sw license so far. Paid with stamps in 1996 and got a diskette (the same as the icon for TC) with an installation instructions leaflet for Windows 3.1

I also bought an additional license for my work laptop in 2011.

I have transferred my personal license to more than 15 computers/laptops since after upgrading. I just can't live without this incredible piece of sw.

Funny thing is most people keep asking today "What the h*ll is that!!" when they watch my screen taken over by a terminal-like-text-only-retro-style window... And start commenting in awe when I describe just some of its functionalities.