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This was also a very good one...

There was also a very good one about Force from Sophco, (very good message), but I have not been able to locate the ad yet:

FORCE Why use a turtle-with-a-rocket-on-its-back when you can have the rocket? As the only true compiler of native code for the dBASE language, FORCE is ultra-fast by design. No bulky runtime library. No haphazard fixes for design flaws. Force was crafted from the ground up with the features long demanded by dBASE developers.

C and Pascal programmers have always had the exclusive advantage of speed and size. No longer. Now professional dBASE programmers can enjoy the power of C or Pascal AND the simplicity of dBASE. Power program with FORCE.

Order FORCE by calling (800) 922-3001

Maybe we can find it together

George,

Thanks!

You are welcome, Antonio.
Searching ads at the old Clipper and Database Advisor magazines .

Regards,

George

George,

Do you have a copy of the Sophco Force Ad that I coment here ?

viewtopic.php?p=126486#p126486

Thanks!

George wrote:You are welcome, Antonio.
Searching ads at the old Clipper and Database Advisor magazines .
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_ITM
Data 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.htm

And 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."

Modicr,

It was a drawing of a turtle with a rocket on its back

It was a very good one. I remember it and I would like to get a copy of it to have it here

Antonio,
I did not find any ad from "Sophco Force" in Clipper or Database Advisor magazines that I have.
However in Database Advisor I found these ads regarding "Force":



Regards,

George

George,

Thanks for your effort,

The one I look for I guess it is here:
http://books.google.es/books?id=SjZAAQAAIAAJ&q=%22+As+the+only+true+compiler+of+native+code+for+the+dBASE+language%22&dq=%22+As+the+only+true+compiler+of+native+code+for+the+dBASE+language%22&hl=es&sa=X&ei=YlupT4HeN-fj4QTE2cHJCA&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA

but can't see the whole page...

it seems the same software, just different companies.

George