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From: u5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
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Subject: Re: Networking, Clipper
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Date: 11 Feb 91 22:46:51 GMT
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> I'm considering taking on a project which would involve two or three computers 
> sharing a common database and perhaps a dial-in capability.  I'm told Clipper 
> supports multiple users and have thus been considering writing the software in 
> Clipper and handling the dial-in aspect by running something like Procomm in 
> "host mode".

Clipper is a bit of a problem at the moment.  The current version, 5.0, is
buggy, and after five months my copy is still sitting on the shelf while I wait
for the fix.  The previous version, Summer '87, is very useable, and we
have written a lot of stuff in it here.  See if you can get a copy of that.

Procomm host mode will only intercept screen writes via DOS, which
isn't very useful.  I can, however, recommend a shareware package
called Telereplica, which seems to work well for us (although
I've only been running it for a week).  It is shareware, for a $25
registration.  I can mail you a copy, or you can get it off SIMTEL.

Hope this helps,

Peter Summers