Re: Mildly OT: dBASE IV
From: Alvin Ryder <alvin321_at_telstra.com>
Date: 28 May 2006 16:42:02 -0700
Message-ID: <1148859722.629561.25550_at_j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Date: 28 May 2006 16:42:02 -0700
Message-ID: <1148859722.629561.25550_at_j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Marshall wrote:
> I randomly surfed my way to a PC World article on the
> "25 Worst Tech Tech Products of All Time." It was actually
> better done than those sorts of things usually are.
>
> I was interested to see item #5: dBASE IV.
>
> http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125772,pg,3,00.asp#dbase
>
> Roughly, the blurb claims the company went from market leader
> to nowheresville on the "strength" of this single release.
>
> I vaguely remember Ashton-Tate as a once-was tech giant.
>
> Anyone have any stories about this they'd care to share?
>
>
> Marshall