jmoore@ektools.UUCP (James Hugh Moore) (08/16/88)
Help, I have been living in the past. Actually, I have a nice CP/M system at home which serves my word processing needs quite nicely for most of the time (I use Perfect Writer, Perfect Calc, and Perfect Filer mostly, but I have Dbase II). In any case, I am starting to need to exchange files, and I need to have a disaster recovery plan, as my data that I keep at home is starting to have some value. I am considering getting an PC of some sort, and I would like to share information (especially database info) with others. I need to know where to start. The PC trade journals seem to be sooo thick, and I don't know which are the reputable ones. It seems that every software product has been an "editor's choice" by on magazine or another. Also the magazines rarely cover the freeware or shareware (the gnu of PC's?). A PD editor/word processor/limited desktop publishing system (am I dreaming?), would be great for us. A good PD database would be terrific. As you can see, I haven't kept up with PC technology very well. I can't afford a Sun for at home, and it wouldn't provide me with the interoperability and disaster recovery that I need anyway. I hesitate to put out such a broad request, but I would appreciate everything from recommendations for good PC clones, to software, to pointers to top quality PC publications. Thank you very much in advance for taking the time to share your wisdom. Please e-mail responses (if possible), as I feel that I may be asking for some common knowledge, as well as common sense. P.S. One of the people I want to exhange things with has "Enable" and another has Ventura with a pathway into it through Multi-mate. P.P.S Any warnings, or advice on file conversions from my Kaypro CP/M format along with the Perfect XX formats could be a factor if there is a smooth migration path. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - James H. Moore, (Product Software Eng.) May God bless you, in Jesus' name Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY 14653-5403 for blessing me w/ your help! Email: ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!jmoore