Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-21 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 8:45 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 7/20/19 2:37 PM, Nigel Johnson via cctalk wrote: >> I never could figure out why would anybody need dbase IV when RMS was built >> into the VAX file system? > > Compatibility with other dbase files from other platforms

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 7/20/19 2:37 PM, Nigel Johnson via cctalk wrote: I never could figure out why would anybody need dbase IV when RMS was built into the VAX file system? Compatibility with other dbase files from other platforms that didn't have RMS? -- Grant. . . . unix || die

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
Wordperfect is still available for the PC at least: https://www.wordperfect.com/en/product/office-suite/?_ga=2.94896540.164217.1563661496-220557285.1563661496&_gac=1.10602368.1563661496.EAIaIQobChMIrcuv_MTE4wIVRL7ACh0YpQXAEAAYAiAAEgLrn_D_BwE cheers, Nigel On 20/07/2019 18:23, Zane Healy

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk > wrote: > > Lotus 1-2-3 had AL-IN-1 integration (at least that's what the announcement of > it's retirement suggests. It sounds like Lotus developed and sold it and > Digital just advertised it. The retirement happened in 1995. It

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 20/07/2019 21:15, Dave Wade wrote: -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Antonio Carlini via cctalk "VAXstation 4000 VLC The VAXstation 4000 VLC workstation is the first workstation in the industry to break the $3,500 price barrier. Offering 6.2 SPECmarks (6 VUPs) of

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Nigel Johnson via cctalk
/2019 16:15, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote: -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Antonio Carlini via cctalk Sent: 20 July 2019 18:20 To: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk Subject: Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS) On 20/07/2019 00:15, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote

RE: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Antonio Carlini > via cctalk > Sent: 20 July 2019 18:20 > To: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > Subject: Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS) > > On 20/07/2019 00:15, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wr

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-20 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 20/07/2019 00:15, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 7/19/19 4:04 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Eric Dittman via cctalk wrote: On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-19 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 7/19/19 4:04 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > >> On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Eric Dittman via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >>> On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for >>> VAX/VMS? I know there was a version of

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-19 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
> On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Eric Dittman via cctalk > wrote: > > On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for >> VAX/VMS? I know there was a version of Lotus 1-2-3. > > I don't know about the earlier

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-18 Thread Eric Dittman via cctalk
On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for VAX/VMS? I know there was a version of Lotus 1-2-3. I don't know about the earlier versions but I have a copy of dBase IV for VAX/VMS that's still in the shrink-wrap. --