#Superbase Professional
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Hi – I know what you mean. I have used the 64 version of Superbase and was very
pleased with it, so as soon as my dealer got the Amiga version I bought it.
Well now I know to look (and use before I leap. I am very very diasappointed by
the missing programability. My 64 vers. does more and cost only 2/3 as much.
Well I wait for a couple months and if offered at a reasonable cost get the
upgrade. Otherwise I have a costly paperweight. I think they should clearly
mark on the box " This personal version is lacking prog. language.". I can't
believe they would be dense enough not to think this ability was important. In
by book this move wipes out my opinion of them ( high) based on previous
products.
By the way I have also had some trouble getting it to run. With the dongle in
place I keep getting software error- task held messages and can't even get past
defining a new file. However if I boot up without the dongle ( and keep it out)
I have no problems. Has this happened to anyone else ?
regards,
P. Ganczarski
The dongle is a protection device, and should ALLOW the program to work when it
is in port 2, and PREVENT using the program when it is missing. Yours seems to
work backwords! My Superbase works fine with the dongle installed. I haven't
tried it without installing the dongle.
I've heard that Marauder II will make a "backup" copy of Superbase that doesn't
require the dongle, but I wouldn't think the program would refuse to run with
it installed.
I'm going to write to Progressive Peripherals about their false advertising.
Their ad in Amazing Computing was for Superbase Personal, made no mention of
the professional version, and listed the programming capability as a feature of
Superbase Personal. That's FRAUD any way you look at it!
Thanks for the reply. I geuss I failed to mention it but my backup was made
with maurader II. However as you say that shouldn't cause a conflict with the
thingusin place. I'll have to do more testing when I have the time, but it
isn't to high on my list of things to do because of my lack of enthusiasm.
Thanks Peter Ganczarski
Peter,
If Marauder 'removed' the protection by substituting the constants for and
empty mouse port but left the code in that checks the port, then the program
would proably have 'inverse protection' ie: will only run when port 2 looks
empty.
best regards,
Rick Sterling, CBM Senior Test Eng.