benno@eurifb.UUCP (benno (Ben Noordzij)) (08/13/86)
There are lots of companies selling databases for the PC. Some of them claim full DB3 compatibility (TAS+, Foxbase) and are a **LOT** cheaper. Does anyone use these clones? How are your experiences? I'll summarize to the net. -- Ben Noordzij ( mcvax!eurifb!benno ) ( Looking for a really _p_o_r_t_a_b_l_e UNIX ) EUR/bedrijfskunde, Burg.Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, (010)4525511
greggt@ncoast.UUCP (Gregg Thompson) (08/31/86)
> There are lots of companies selling databases for the PC. Some > of them claim full DB3 compatibility (TAS+, Foxbase) and are a > **LOT** cheaper. > Does anyone use these clones? How are your experiences? > I'll summarize to the net. > -- > > Ben Noordzij ( mcvax!eurifb!benno ) > ( Looking for a really _p_o_r_t_a_b_l_e UNIX ) > EUR/bedrijfskunde, Burg.Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, (010)4525511 Watch out for these so-called compatible database programs!!! TAS+ says that they are compatible with DBaseIII but that is only with the database FILES!!! Not the language. If you are not a programmer don't buy TAS, although the initial cost is $69 (I think) it really doesn't do the job. My older brother purchased the program and now he is forking out about $200 more! Why? Because the support is LOUSY for the $69 version (we will soon see how better it will be with the developement package [it couldn't be worse]). Everytime my brother called it seemed like there answer always was well that feature is in the developement package, or it works better with the developement package. For me I will stick to Clipper (even though it has bugs too). I would be interested in hearing from others who have worked with TAS+. Oh by the way. Their sales department claims they will send us the developement package, three times now. Infact twice the package was personally walked over to the shipping department. How ever in each case the package was never sent... IS it just a freak case or what? Gregg Thompson