What's the best version of Pick or Picklike for a laptop running Windows XP
(Pro or Home)? I've been using an old copy of AP-DOS for a fairly simple
application but I'm limited to laptops with parallel printer ports. The
application is mostly printing of labels and score sheets so printing is the
primary concern.

Take your PICK really!

I've been running mvBASE on notebooks for years. I am currently trying
out OpenQM without any problems (other than different syntax etc).
There are versions of jBase and UniVerse available and I'm sure that any
other Windows implementation will run fine on a notebook.

The best place to start is whatever implementation you currently use.

Cheers,

Brian

Ricky wrote:
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Ricky wrote:
functions are a bit different. Download the PERSONAL edition and
try it out.

Ricky now if you are a RD VAR, they should give you a 12 month
timed system. I'm not sure if it would run on XP Pro however.

Patrick <;=)

I'm running a single user D3 on several XP home laptops.

I believe if you don't activate it you can run as a single user forever
- without some services like SQL.

The docs say it doesn't run on the home edition, but I've never had any
trouble.

The easiest one to install, and the smallest one, is QM.

It is extremely 'Universe-like' which may be a plus or a negative - it
really depends on your point of view..

Ladybridge (Martin Phillips) is extremely responsive to real problems.
I haven't used it for label printing, but if you run into any problems
at all, I'm sure Martin will move heaven and earth to get you working.

Give him the slightest hint that QM doesn't perform compared to R83 or
U2 or D3 or whatever, and he's in like a rat up a drainpipe.

I've installed QM on '95, '98, and XP and there has never been a
problem - same download, same process, no trouble.

regards, Keith

I have used universe and unidata personal edition no problem on my
laptop. Easy to install, + comes with a heap of client features and a
nice (ish) admin gui.

I use Jbase on my laptop for shows. It will run on Pro only, but it will
support multi-users, etc.

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Sounds like real use, not "educational". Expect a visit from IBM's
lawyers if you use the personal edition of the U2 products!

We would obviously recommend QM. Although it is "Information style" by
default, there are options to give a high degree of Pick style
compatibility. Printing is different but a few tweaks here and there in
your application should sort that out.

Try the Personal Version but again, remember that this is for
educational purposes only. A commercial licence is very low cost and
avoids legal complications. (Remember, we already know who you are!!!!)

Martin Phillips, Ladybridge Systems.

D3 will run on XP Home as well as XP Pro on a notebook.

Eugene

"(latimerp)" <"(latimerp)"@comcast.net> wrote

Actually, thinking a little more about this - the issue you have is what
printer(s) you attach to the notebook.

You mention parallel ports as an issue - I think really the issue is
support for GDI printers. In general, if the printer is defined in
Windows, then the PICK system should be able to communicate with it, but
if it is a GDI printer, then it still may not be able to do anything.

I know that mvBASE does NOT support GDI printers. OpenQM does have some
support but it appears limited from my (admittedly minimal) testing.

UniVerse has some GDI support, but I haven't tested that at all.

So I guess one of the primary questions you have to start with is what
printer(s) you have available, and if you want to purchase another
printer to let your favoured version of MV to print.

Cheers,

Brian Speirs

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