It started with R:BASE 2.11, Swedish version, that I used1994-1998 when doing my thesis about the Late Medieval Economy of Sweden. That lovely SQL-tool simply made it possible for me to be in the front of medieval research. After defending my doctor's thesis in the year 1998, I have published two more books about the High Middle Age Economy of Sweden (2006 & 2009) and, of course, made use of a better and better R:BASE in my quantative analyses. Today I have a steady job as a lecturer at University of Stockholm and a bunch of scholars are taking advantage of my databases (they are for free) – not bad indeed.
Bo Franzén Department of Economic History University of Stockholm On 2010-05-21, at 17:08, A. Razzak Memon wrote: > At 09:32 AM 5/21/2010, Wills, Steve wrote: > >> >> R:BASE 7.5 and all LEGACY versions are HISTORY! >> >>Still, a pretty good history, IMNSHO. > > Yes indeed! > > http://www.rbase.com/history.php > http://www.rbase.com/history/boxes/rbase4000/RBASE4000_01.jpg > http://www.rbase.com/history/boxes/rbase4000/RBASE4000_02.jpg > http://www.rbase.com/history/boxes/microsoft/RBASE_MS_01.jpg > http://www.rbase.com/history/boxes/microsoft/RBASE_MS_02.jpg > http://www.rbaseextreme.com > > Not to mention: > > . There are full-time employees who have jobs because of R:BASE > > . There are developers who live pretty good lives because of R:BASE > > . There are others who have gotten full-time jobs at institutions, > without having a college degree, because of R:BASE > > . There are mission critical operations and applications serving > industrial needs because of R:BASE (some have tried to migrate, > wasted hundreds and thousands of dollars, and still using R:BASE) > > . R:BASE has created many opportunities and will continue to bring > productive database development to the forefront. > > . R:BASE Technologies will continue to provide the best of R:BASE, > and support those with a vested interest in R:BASE, and live up > to their highest expectations. > > Yes, we are very proud of our history and our accomplishments! > > The best is yet to come. > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > >
