SCO FoxBase was pretty amazing. We had one system that ran on a 486-33Mhz with 16MB of ram that had 25 users on terminals (varying speeds from 2400 to 19200, depending on distance) and all ran very smoothly. I think the minimum setting for ram allocation could be squeezed down to 40K, but things ran very smoothly if we gave each user 128K.
FoxPro for Unix required 1MB to run at all, but it beat the socks off SCO FoxBase for indexing large tables. Fred On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Virgil Bierschwale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dang, I had forgotten all about SCO Xenix and SBT and wiring up those > Wise Terminals with RS-232 Cables. > Been there, done that too.. > > As for retiring, I definitely hear you. > I've found 4 1/2 acres and I'm comfortable here with an ole shack on it. > if I could make 1,000 per week I could call my self semi-retired... > but can't even see that low goal from here... > Who would have thought <grin> > > > On 4/1/2010 1:18 AM, Fred Taylor wrote: > > I'd been working as professional programmer in mostly Fortran for about 5 > > years when I first had to do a data job in dBase][ in 1984. From there > to > > dBaseIII, then someone suggested FoxBase. Did that and SCO FoxBase for > > years, and never looked back. From SBT roots on both DOS and XENIX, > worked > > on TIW WorkShop for many years moving it from DOS, to WIN, to VFP > versions. > > VFP programming for a call center for a few years, then some contract > work > > for the US Bankruptcy courts. Currently still have a 9-5 working in VFP, > > and doing side work in all Fox versions. Managed to keep steady work for > > most of the years in Fox. Never had the time to get a degree, had been > > going to school for architecture when the computer bug for software bit > in > > 1979. Seriously looking at Python as I've got a long way to go before I > can > > retire. Retire, yeah right. Some kinda cruel joke, I'll have to work > for > > 20 years after I die. > > > > Fred > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Virgil Bierschwale<[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > >> I am working on an article for my website about FoxPro development and > >> I'm wondering how each of you got your start in FoxPro and whether you > >> have a degree or not. > >> > >> To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, I will go first. > >> > >> In 1984 - 1988 I was hired as an electronics technician to build and > >> maintain Burn-In Ovens utilized by a company to test integrated circuits > >> according to mil-std 883 and some other specifications that I no longer > >> remember the numbers for. > >> > >> The owners brought in a program from singapore that was used to track > >> these burn in lots and it was written in dBase II > >> > >> As I worked my way up the ladder, I became responsible for ensuring that > >> all devices that were tested met the requirements specified in 883. > >> One of the requirements was that each device had to be burned in for a > >> minimum of 72 hours and no more then x hours and as I became familiar > >> with this dBase II program I realized that there were no reports to show > >> you which lots needed to be pulled, etc so I began to teach myself how > >> to develop these reports. > >> > >> As I grew more comfortable with dBase II, I began to realize that there > >> were thousands of lots still in the oven in theory because they had not > >> been removed in the program, but that is another story and one I'm sure > >> most of us have experienced over the years. > >> > >> As for myself, I have taken college level classes whenever I needed to > >> come up to speed on a subject, but I do not have a degree. > >> -- > >> Virgil Bierschwale > >> Vets Finding > >> Vets<http://www.VetsFindingVets.org<http://www.vetsfindingvets.org/> > <http://www.vetsfindingvets.org/> > >> > >>> > >> Keep America At > >> Work<http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com<http://www.keepamericaatwork.com/> > <http://www.keepamericaatwork.com/> > >> > >>> > >> > >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > >> multipart/alternative > >> text/plain (text body -- kept) > >> text/html > >> --- > >> > >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
