Stone ToolsFeb 14

🪨 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

dBASE on the Kaypro II

CP/M and dBASE were industry giants with everything to lose, and they did. For a time they were the power couple to beat.

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Stone ToolsFeb 15
Show threadPatrick Georgi
@stonetoolsblog Learning dBase isn't for naught: a modern take on dBase is https://xharbour.org/
xHarbour.org

Feb 15 at 6:34amWeb
Show threadStone ToolsFeb 15
@patrick Downloading it at this very moment. Thank you!