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Re: Getting started with DOS Paradox 4.5... -
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I have a spare full set of 4.5 manuals. Only one, the 4.5 upgrade guide has ever been used. |
seems to have had both a smaller "Getting Started" tutorial and a
full-scale reference. For what I want, a copy of the Getting Started
basic manual would be quite enough...
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What was the full doc set like? |
the same as 4.0.. and a tiny "4.5 Upgrade Guide" that covered the new PAL stuff
in 4.5..
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Steven Green - Waldorf Maryland USA
Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales - Corel CTech Paradox
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Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Trading Cards and other Sports Memorabilia
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Steve Urbach wrote: I still have an PDOXDOS application running on a 486DX75 16M ram. The bummer is you can't get A/V software updates for machines with w95 and 20M memory so you have to be careful when connecting to a network :/ yeah, but you can buy a screaming new XP machine to replace it, for $299.. Many ne machines have NO PS/2 mouse or keyboard Ports, COMn: does not |
extinct and XP can't use antique 5.25 ones
Besides, they would expect me to type faster to keep up :/
I have a number of P4 and Athelon XP machines running XPpro that run
fine except for the COMn: from (mostly) DOS limitation.
Steve U
If it is still doing the Primary job, why replace it and polute the
land fill?
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Is there any documentation (aka tutorials) available online? I've figured out how to create tables and edit them and stuff but I'd like to learn how to use multi-table queries and stuff like that (hey if I wanted non-relational stuff I'd use dbase) Learning PAL to build more complicated databases may be in the cards too, if there's any good info... Before anyone asks, I don't have any manuals and I'm using DOS Paradox because it's the best solution for an old machine that I want to use to keep track of my media library. I got Paradox for free when it was being thrown out, so I can't complain... |
Example , by Alan Zenreich and Jim Kocis. Might be some used copies around
somewhere. You'll be VERY happy you bought it. I'll sell you mine for
$10,000.00. :-)
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If it is still doing the Primary job, why replace it and polute the land fill? |
later, a 486 is gonna die.. better to replace it *before* the death, not after.. and better
to replace it with something modern, that some other human (other than you) can deal with..
same as the "hit by a bus" theory.. aren't too many people left that know how to deal with
486s, DOS 6.22, etc..
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Steven Green - Waldorf Maryland USA
Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales - Corel CTech Paradox
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Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Trading Cards and other Sports Memorabilia
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If it is still doing the Primary job, why replace it and polute the land fill? every computer has a finite life span, just like any other piece of equipment.. sooner or later, a 486 is gonna die.. better to replace it *before* the death, not after.. and better to replace it with something modern, that some other human (other than you) can deal with.. same as the "hit by a bus" theory.. aren't too many people left that know how to deal with 486s, DOS 6.22, etc.. It has been "replaced" oficially, I just keep using the old one |
I also do Netware 4.2(IPX), and have recently worked on Netware 3.2
systems. Call me obsolete
It is amazing how much "obsolete" stuff is in daily use out there (by
business). Super market cash registers that run Scanmaster DOS because
it runs well on a P2 class (paid for NCR 7452) machine. I am still
decomissioning 286 based registers that run 12 LANE markets.
True obsolete is when it finally SMOKES :/
Not when Intel or Billy G says it is.
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| Start searching for a book called Paradox Programmer's Guide: PAL by Example , by Alan Zenreich and Jim Kocis. Might be some used copies around somewhere. You'll be VERY happy you bought it. I'll sell you mine for $10,000.00. :-) |
Book + disk: Paradox 4.0 Programmers guide, PAL by Example, 1159 pages.
Authors Alan Zenreich and James Kocis, published by Borland Press.
..... and mines cheaper .... only $9999.00 <vbg>
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Adam and Eve - the worlds happiest couple ever.
Neither had a mother-in-law.
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If it is still doing the Primary job, why replace it and polute the land fill? every computer has a finite life span, just like any other piece of equipment.. sooner or later, a 486 is gonna die.. better to replace it *before* the death It has been "replaced" oficially, I just keep using the old one because it *WORKS* :-) |
(c. 1994) 1gig hard drive. Works great!
Jim H
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