Hi Don and all, Yes Don, it was a pity that we never got a Windows version of DP as it is still the best database package I’ve ever come across. We did give it a good try through the DP Cooperative, but it just wasn’t meant to happen.
I started using DP in about 1983/4 when it was still SSI Data and for several years I ran it under DOS, Concurrent CP/M and Multiuser CP/M. The great advantage of using Multiuser CP/M was that I was able to offer remote support to my DP customers as early as 1988 and that proved to be a very good selling point. In those days my DP applications were mostly for local government departments and for real estate agents; I only got rid of my last DP customer in 2010 even though my business had migrated from IT to employment and disability work from about 1996. I have so many wonderful memories of our online discussions about DP via CompuServe and then via direct emails. Those were great times. I did meet up with Ralph Alvy a couple of times when he came over here to the UK. Cheers, Brendan. -- BRENDAN MAGILL Business, Employment & Disability Consultancy 14 Barry Street Worcester WR1 1NR England Phone(UK): 01905 28286 Phone(International): +44 1905 28286 Email: [email protected] Web: www.magill.co.uk
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