Bill, Welcome to the official R:BASE List Server!
At 12:25 PM 2/7/2003 -0600, Bill Hix wrote:
Recently, I purchased an upgrade to Windows RB65++ (from version 45++) thanks to
R:Base's long time generous upgrade policy and joined this forum.
Hope you enjoy the MAJOR Enhancements, New Commands and Bug-Fixes in the latest and greatest R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++), Build:1.864xRT03. http://www.rbase.com/rbw65pp And, the BEST is yet to come. http://www.rbase.com/rbg7 http://www.rbase.com/rbg7/applications http://www.rbase.com/rbg7/applications/raccounting/raccounting.htm
I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you and putting faces with names and opinions at
the upcoming R:BASE conference. Also, I plan to share information and help with this list
when I can.
We are looking forward to seeing you all at the 5th Annual R:BASE Developers's Conference in April.
First so far, I have not yet changed my long held opinion that Windows is a problem with continual upgrades, "unacknowledged bugs", and changes and is NOT really reliable enough. One of the small reasons I retired rather than continue developing systems using R:Base was the continued insistence by (many) customers that we develop the systems using Windows and I just hated our spending more than 95 percent (it was Win95) of our support time dealing with Windows problems. Customers just did not understand how unreliable Windows was in those days. However, I have only used Win95 and Win98SE on portable computers and that was mostly for e-mail, web surfing, using a WP, running a GPS based mapping package for travel, etc.,and occasionally developing or modifying apps using DOS R:Base 45++. Am I correct in my presumptions that the later versions of Windows are still having major problems for serious business operation in sustained business uses or not? How really reliable are the different later versions of Windows for R:Base use?
Would you like to see mission critical applications, ranging from a 20 users LAN environment to a 460+ LAN/WAN operation, running 6.5++ and 7.0 (beta).
Second, I would like to select (and purchase) a reliable, reasonable cost, and expandable (start with 2-4 and likely expand to 15-20 user) multi user R:Base platform (hardware, network and other software) to develop on and be able to honestly recommend to the startup companies I will develop for to buy and use similar equipment. Of course, this would also seriously simplify my problems and cost them less.My personal recommendation:
01. Server running MS Windows 2000
02. Work Stations: MS Windows 2000 Pro /XP Pro with at least 256MB RAM or higher.
Please give it to me with both barrels, what is your opinion of the direction I should take with this what optimalI'm almost certain that you are going to receive a valuable feedback from very Experienced,
R:Base developer and implementation platform? In summary, if you were starting again to develop R:base
applications on multi-user platforms and had a choice of what to purchase and use, what would you buy?
What works, what doesn't? What versions work, what doesn't?
Loyal and Current R:BASE Users/Developers on this list.
Third, if Windows is still a major problem, are there better alternatives? What?Windows is NOT a major problem.
Hope that helps!
If you require further assistance, please feel free to post here or send me private e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Once again, WELCOME to the R:BASE World!
Good Luck and Very Best Regards,
Razzak.
