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[Your message: I agree with all you say, my context was BUSINESS market. The C-64 (and the Atari series) could have been marketed into the business comunity IF they had bothered. Apple was quite succesfull in that area, competing with the CPM systems. The C-64 could have also (and also…
Loren! Long time, no see! You mentioned "freezing any ruther developement on Amiga… recommending Mess-DOS…." Did you know that MS-DOS was bought from Seattle Computing Products, who called their (rather basic) DOS "QDOS?" It stood for "Quick and Dirty Operating System." MS doesn't publicize this much. CBM is a company…
> being "an avid PC user" AND "a fanatic Amiga user" … split personality? Well, one must admit that "avid" has a little less impact than "fanatic." But having lived in Boulder, CO, I appreciate the "avid" people…. –Duke
Sorry, even if wasn't paid not to recommend other spreadsheets, I don't know of any. Anyone else? –Duke
> Since Precision doesn't have any Amiga products, does that mean that > OXXI is taking over…. Since there is no Precision anymore…. I'll ditto the kudos for Darin's efforts on this forum! As you say, he made the effort and it shows…. –Duke
I'd HOPE Tim Arnot has some clue if Precision ever did any development in the Runtime arena: after all, he works in the Development Group! Who do you think writes all the README's?
> aren't Oxxi mainly a software 'publisher', not 'developer'? Who do you suppose was converting Novell source code to the Amiga for the much-awaited "CBM Network" that SB4 was coded to take advantage of? Hint: it wasn't Novell. Hint: it wasn't IBM. Hint: it wasn't CBM either. The other questions…
consider it in the mail…. –Duke
Only in the Amiga market in a rather peripheral way. I'm now Pres of the Windows and [OS/2] Presentation Manager Association, a purely PC pursuit. Amazingly, I'm still spending a lot of time on the SB forums: do you think I oughta get paid for it, deduct it from my…
> Let's hope it doesn't take forever. I don't suspect it will. No further comment, wait till Weds.
If I remember correctly, Precision no longer provides tech support for Superplan in its current release. As for future development plans, those are currently under evaluation. (Remember that Superplan was originally Logistix, which was a direct port from the PC subsequently re-written to support Amiga graphics, screen appearance, etc. In…
Speaking as someone who does not work for SPC or Precision any longer, I think that it is fair to say that IF these rumors are correct, and IF Oxxi is the company that is supposedly taking over SB4A, then the chances are most likely that any rumored sale would…
Paul, if you're saying that you want your full name to appear rather than just your first, just type OPTIONS at the next prompt, and you can change not only how your name appears, but a lot of other things as well. –Duke
"Superbase Supercharged!" *is* available now directly from the author, Fred Dalgleish out of Vancouver BC. Don't have number available, but Darin could get it for you. He also hangs out on the SPC Forum from time to time (GO SUPERBASE to get there). I don't recall what he charges for…
> Do I just wait and see if 1.01 comes in the mail? Yup. Shouldn't be more than a couple of weeks from what I heard last. Will double-check and let you know if otherwise. –Duke
The new release is merely a fix of some problems we found too late (oops). It will be shipped free of charge to all registered owners. No new features as far as I'm aware. –Duke
SBPro4 v1.01 Update
Message #26251
Many people are asking what the status is on the v1.01 update for SB4, so we'd like to fill you in. As Tim Arnot has said, that version is shipping in UK, as indeed it is in the US. There were, however, approximately 2000 copies of v1.00 shipped initially, which…
> What happened to Precision software ??? Well, as Betty said, we're all still here, tho' we're now part of Software Publishing Corp, a $180 million software company (versus our $10 million before). For more info on this, see the SPCBUY.TXT file in DL13. –Duke Lane Precision/SPC
The reason you only get the Windows conferences when looking for Superbase is twofold: one, it has the most traffic, and two, you can only reference one forum in the index. Don't look at us…. Amiga support will continue for at least the foreseeable future, and future development plans are…
SBPro apps will be upwardly compatible with SB4. It is recommended that data files be reorganized to the new (also PC compatible) file format once it is loaded for optimum performance. It will also read dBase files as well. Am not certain if Form files will be compatible to PCs,…
Any other responses notwithstanding, here are some of the answers you're looking for. To the extent that your questions are addressed (you'll note that there are no technical answers here), you may consider these to be 'official' responses: 1) At this point, there is no reason to consider SB Amiga…
See Daryl's message #21979 for info on Appendix K: it's in the 3rd Edition of the SBPro manual. As for getting a hold of this 3rd edition, I'd not recommend going thru the bother as SB4 Amiga will be available by the end of the month or shortly thereafter, and…
The only problem is that we are committed to supporting the Commodore NOS (Network Operating System), which is based around the Novell system as I understand it. That *boards* can be supported is not the issue, but the NOS itself: in the PC world, almost *any* network can use any…
For European upgrades, call our UK office on +44 (0)81-330-7166, or our BRD (do they still call it that anymore?) in Munchen (don't know number). I don't anticipate SB4A to have SQL yet only due to the Amiga's inability (? correct me if I'm wrong) to access a proper network…
You can interchange data between SB4 Amiga and Pdx via 1-2-3, dBase and ASCII fixed or delimited; Pdx import/export may be a future feature(?). You can also interchange data between SB4 Amiga and SB4 Windows without ANY import/export…. –DUKE
The new 4.0 version will be much simplified in the form designer. Maybe it would help if someone near you (wherever that is) who has some experience doing this showed you once, after which it'd be a breeze. Take it from one who learned the exact same way, and who…
#Compound index's
Message #21401
I don't know Michael's logon schedule, but he is here frequently if not daily. As you say, the Windows area has a lot of activity. Soon, 99% of it will likewise apply to the Amiga product. CIS has been talking with us about having a GO SUPERBASE forum, which may…
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SuperPlan????
Message #21400
See my reply under "Precision Software?" thread…
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Bug in DML
Message #21399
Don't know about problem with Tokenizer, Michael can answer that better. Ask him to send you 3.02 anyway per my suggestion. Pro4 is not far off, tho' I won't commit to a month: first, it's gotta pass beta testing, which is always a variable. Keep your eyes on DL/13 and…
Yes, there is a rumor of SBPro 4 to hit real soon now. It is much more akin to Pdx than SBPersonal by far, and will be fully file-compatible with our MS Windows version so you can cross-develop apps for either environment. Don't know the upgrade policies as yet, but…
May I first suggest posting messages to Michael Sharpe at 76004,2300 who is both a support rep and on this forum more often than I? If I get here once every other week, it's unusual, and messages scroll off the forum after a time, tho' I don't know what that…
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Precision Software
Message #21342
Check your OPTIONS for this forum for what SECTIONS you have turned on, and be sure there's a * by 13. Also check your CHANGE age selection at the forum top to see if you're reading NEW messages only. If it turns out that there have been no messages that…
The upgrade from any one product to another is the difference between suggested retail prices, which are as follows: * SB Personal…………….$ 79.95 * SB Personal/2…………..$149.95 * SB Professional 3.0……..$349.95 This can likewise be translated across to other environments, but additional requirements (e.g, trade-ins, etc) may be in effect. Please…
Our address and phone are: Precision Software 8404 Sterling St Irving, TX 75063 (214) 929-4888 (214) 929-1655 – Fax "Superbase 4 Pro?" –Duke
Yes, just like WordPerfect "needs some incentive." $ale$. They plain ol' didn't happen…. –Duke
As Joe Kuzma said, there is a downloadable version in the WINAPA forum, DL 12; docs aren't online 'cuz it's too expensive to download. The exe and data files are in SB4DEM.EXE and DEMDAT.EXE self-extracting ZIP format. Docs available by mail $5. Or disk & docs for $10, postage incl…
The guy's name is Cameron Wallace, and he's at Shaker Software outside Raleigh I believe. No, make that Charlotte (I'm going from memory here, but that's correct; don't know number). –Duke
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Upgrading
Message #18526
FYI, SB Personal is ONLY available in v1.0, and that's all there'll ever be of it: it's purely an entry-level product, and the first of the code groups we put together. It's pretty bug-free, and will not be updated. SBPers 2 and SBPro will, however, be upgraded. To be perfectly…
It didn't work. It's not a usual name. Starts with a C? Doggone, gimme a day to figure this out: he's __________ at ________ in Charlotte, now all I've gotta do is fill 'in the blanks. Uh…. I'll let you know.
You might want to get in touch with either Advanced Paradigms of Alexandria (who are primarily familiar with the PC Windows version, on which the SB4/Amiga version upcoming is built upon), or else the folks at SW City in Raleigh who use a consultant out of Charlotte (whose name escapes…
This is posted privately so as not to discourage people, but no, I'm NOT saying that Amiga sales are approximately equal to our PC sales. What I said was that our PC sales after 1 year are quickly approaching those of our Amiga products after FIVE. The only correlation as…
I'm not sure how you'll be able to work best with the Amiga version of SB4 and Oracle SQL database, but the Windows product is a different animal in this regard: after all, you must admit that the overall market demand for the Amiga to act as a front end…
>> _when_ can we expect Novell NetWare for the Amiga? Ask Commodore. We can't have our product ready till Novell has theirs ready, and they can't have theirs ready till CBM has made a FINAL release of WB2.0 (and despite the fact that it's shipping, it is NOT 'final' at…
Busy as I am (12-14 hour days, 6-7 day weeks, no joke), I'll do what I can to get additional information out, but mostly I must limit it to answering questions cuz, as you know, there is so MUCH you can say about SB that it would take MEGABYTES of…
Your comments noted and passed on. Re: training. Where are you located? There are a number of companies who can meet this need around the country, with many willing to travel. Give me an idea of your needs and parameters, and I'll see if I can make a recommendation. As…
Try Process/Reorganize. This usually means that there's some corruption in your data file, which can be caused by any number of factors. My bet is that this is the most likely solution, let me know if not. –Duke
The idea behind SB4 Amiga and PC being file-compatible is just that: the ability to simultaneously work on the same files across a network, provided only that both the Amiga and PC are both running the same or compatible network software (hence Novell), and that both copies are authorized to…
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