Re: Mildly OT: dBASE IV
From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:04:43 GMT
Message-ID: <LUTeg.358$ap3.146_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
>
> Ah! The one I never used. As i Recall the clipper gang was as devoted as
> us foxers.
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:04:43 GMT
Message-ID: <LUTeg.358$ap3.146_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
Kenneth Downs wrote:
> Frank Hamersley wrote:
>
>> My poison was Clipper Summer 87 and then 5.01 from Nantucket (the 2 gold >> releases). When Foxpro came out it was seen more as a clone of the >> dBase user environment while Clipper was a *woo hoo* compiler (well sort >> of)! I ended up using Foxpro on SCO for an app that lasted for 15 years >> before it was retired. It was fast and quite reliable.
>
> Ah! The one I never used. As i Recall the clipper gang was as devoted as
> us foxers.
For sure - and when Dirk Lesko dropped Funcky on the table and some-else (forgive my memory) brought Blinker to the party the sky was the limit....
....until Nantucket got squashed by Bills Access monster!
Cheers, Frank. Received on Tue May 30 2006 - 11:04:43 CEST