Javier, Each situation is unique. You will need to decide. However here are a couple of thoughts.
Skip 7.6. It should go unsupported soon is my guess. I would move straight to V9-64. If I look at the pricing on the website for the compiler I find step up pricing for 7.6 - $1995 8.0 - $2695 9.0 - (get pricing from John) I guess about $3595 The features and benefits of V9 far outweigh the cost. Caveat: If you purchase any Step Up product, you are agreeing that you will no longer use the previous product. In my case upgrading to the V9 compiler means I agreed to not develop any further in 7.6 or 8.0. If you want to continue developing in the previous version you must purchase the FULL upgrade. Jan -----Original Message----- From: "Javier Valencia" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:07:51 -0500 Subject: [RBASE-L] - Upgrading Hello, I am currently still using 7.5 and considering upgrading to a newer version. 7.5 has worked extremely well for me, but since it is no longer a supported product, the need to upgrade has become apparent. I would be interested to know what versions you are using and what has been your experience with the different versions. My understanding of the following version is as follows: 7.6 - 7.5 with a host of additional and very cool features Turbo V8.0 - Same as 7.6 but with larger limits and capability to serve as front end for Oracle and SQL Server databases eXtreme 9.0 - 32 - Newer/better version of 7.6 eXtreme 9.0 - 64 - Newer/better version of Turbo V8.0 In and ideal world, the obvious choice would be to upgrade to eXtreme 9.0-64; however, since (in my case) the upgrade involves not just the license but also the compiler and any other applications I would want to include (Charts, R:Magellan and so forth), the cost of upgrading to eXtreme 9.0-64 becomes (considerably???) higher than, say 7.6. Do you have any thoughts on the different versions? Has anyone run speed benchmarks between the different versions? How much difference is there between the older 7.6/v8.0 and the newer 9.0-32/9.0-64? Any thought you have in the subject would be appreciated. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE 913-829-0888 Office 913-915-3137 Cell 913-649-2904 Fax
