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From: jeffery@jsheese.FIDONET.ORG (Jeff Sheese)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: UNIX dBASE (was Re: dBase IV Bug(s)?)
Message-ID: <19.245772BB@jsheese.FIDONET.ORG>
Date: 27 Apr 89 19:53:52 GMT
Organization: JStek Enterprises - Frederick, MD
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In an article of <27 Apr 89 10:11:26 GMT>, jbrown@herron.uucp (Jordan Brown) writes:

 >As one of the people responsible for UNIX ports of dBASE III, I'm mildly
 >offended every time I hear Mr. Ed talk about how they're "going" to
 >work on a UNIX version... we had a pretty good version (except for
 >terminal output speed, sigh, but in retrospect easy to fix) FIVE years
 >ago!  If A-T hasn't got one now, it's because their (management &
 >marketting's) priorities didn't include MAINTAINING the UNIX 
 >compatibility we put in.

I remember that version.  It was a lot more user friendly than Informix,
from the 'office user' point of view.  It was also a very good port, but
could have used more support from the Ashton-Tate management, who could
hardly spell *nix in those days.

Jeff "mail all flames to null@netsys!jsheese" Sheese
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