I am still actively using the original programme that I wrote in 1985 to manage my comic collection. It is written in dBASE III+ syntax and compiled with Clipper on a state-of-the art Commodore PC20 with Intel 8088 (4,77 MHz, 16-Bit-architecture) CPU, 256 kB RAM, and 10 MB hard drive (fancy stuff, back then). Today, over 40 years later, the user interface may look a tiny bit outdated, but everything still works like a charm.

#comics #wayback #dos #dbase #clipper #nostalgia

TIL about couchDB

I am going to play with this DB on one of my distributions. couchDB scales from massive all the way down to mobile

quote:

Apache CouchDB ™ lets you access your data where you need it. The Couch Replication Protocol is implemented in a variety of projects and products that span every imaginable computing environment from globally distributed server-clusters, over mobile phones to web browsers.

https://couchdb.apache.org/

https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/intro/why.html

#couchDB #database #scaling #Apache #Linux #dBASE #programming #technology #OpenSource #POSIX

🪨 dBASE on the Kaypro II 🛠️

Armed with nothing more than a blinking cursor, I build an inventory system for my failing software retail shop (just play along with me here). I also explore #cpm add-on options for the #apple2 #c128 #colecoadam and others, and whoops! Did I accidentally become a #dbase programmer in the process?

https://stonetools.ghost.io/dbase-cpm/
#retrocomputing

Real ID another problem for travellers and people who enter federal buildings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zedJ5DmWdWA

#RealID #Bush #NineEleven #September #Federal #ID #dBase #Trump #BinLaden #Musk

The World Of dBASE (1984) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYU3CQomE5M

#HackerNews #dBASE #dBASE1984 #techhistory #programming #nostalgia #video

mastodon.social has incurred problems & is experiencing major outage.

PostgreSQL new major version running on new server hardware went awry.

There is a config issue with the upgrade.

Please just be patient and dont ask when the instance will be up again. Let the computer & server technicians work in calm so they can fix or roll back; either will result in the instance coming up again

#maintanance #mastodonSocial #dBase #PostgresQL #issues #Linux #SocialMedia

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