Good idea Joe.....you are right. DXB won't last forever. It would be interesting to see what else is out there. My guess is the effort involved in producing such sophisticated software isn't returned in sales.
Steve, N4JQQ [email protected] wrote: > We all have our opinions but every computer program has a life cycle. Too > bad DXBase is coming to it end. > > You could see it coming; longtime between versions, no booth at Dayton, > Author move to Calif (I think). > > DXBase wasn't a full time job. But it was done very well. > MS ACCESS version that DXBase was written in is very long in the tooth. Too > costly to port it over to another version or language. > > Other software available. > > All of those things contribute to System Life Cycle. > > When I first started computer logging I used a package called "Total Ham". > It was written in Debase. Worked very well. When Y2K came around I sent a > letter to the author and asked about Total Ham being updated. His wife wrote > back and told me he died. That was the end of the life cycle of the > software. > > So maybe we as a group should look at the software that is available, and > which will import our files from DXBase and report back. > > Just my opinion. > > Joe K0BX > > > > > > Stop the insanity! > Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke, Stories or Junk) > without my permission. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
