George wrote:You are welcome, Antonio.
Searching ads at the old Clipper and Database Advisor magazines
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George
BTW, there was an article in Data Based Advisor, 1989 DECEMBER 01:
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/su ... 210041_ITM"Using Force: solid dBASE compilers are rare. (Sophco Inc.'s Force III)
Data Based Advisor| December 01, 1989 | Hawkins, John L. | COPYRIGHT 1989 Advisor Publications, Inc. Once upon a time there was a product that never was. Force III it was, lavishly advertised, dramatically described, and inexpensively priced. A DBASE language compiler, Force III sounded almost too good to be true. Well, it was and it wasn't. Force III wasn't so much vaporware as a victim of a familiar pattern-marketing over-committing engineering.
By the time Force III was almost ready for market, the market had changed. Force III, whatever its merits, wouldn't be competitive. Rather than ship a "me-too" product, Force Ill developer Sophco cancelled release plans, gave refunds to those who bought on the strength of advance advertising, and went back to the drawing board.
Now, a year later, the Force is with us again, dramatic advertising and all. Without the … "Here is another one, but "newer"
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/su ... 212061_ITMData Based Advisor| April 01, 1990 | Streich, Mark"Of course, anything going that fast is bound have a bumpy ride; Force is no exception. In fact, the initial, shipping version was like flying a glider through a hurricane. Some quick work by Sophco, however, has calmed the ride down to something like flying a Cessna in a strong gale. "
And another one (1990-OCT)
http://www.lafox.org/newsletter/archive ... 990_s2.htmAnd one more (not directly related to Force): Infoworld, 1990-JAN-08
http://www.edesber.com/PDFs/InfoWorldAs ... 8-1990.pdf"The compiler for Dbase IV is the subject of dispute and rumors within the industry. Esber says the compiler is very important for the developer community, and it is a high priority for the company. Knowledgeable sources, including inventor Wayne Ratliff, who sold Dbase to Ashton-Tate, say the company has tried and failed twice to produce a Dbase compiler.
Unix and VMS versions of Dbase, also announced last year, are slowly nearing completion. "That's where the bright spot is," said Russel Freeland, president of Synergy Corp., a consulting and programming firm. But Fox already has a Unix product, and Recital Corp. has made a splash with its VMS Dbase compatible. Unless Ashton-Tate wins its lawsuit, competition will be waiting."