Re: What ever happened to DBase Mac?

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From: Chuq Von Rospach
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1987 18:01

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>Late last summer I saw a demo at SDMUG by someone from Ashton-Tate of DBase
>Mac.  At that time, they were predicting a January '87 release.  What ever
>happened to this product?  I thought it looked pretty slick; Does anyone know
>how it compares to Silv...(oops) 4th-Dimension?  Is that what happened? Did
>they get caught in the same battle with Acius as the word processor people did
>this winter?

Well, according to rumors I've had AT has had internal problems and staff
turnover, and the earliest the product might show up would be september.
I've also heard November rumored.

As to competitiveness with 4D, all reports say that 4D blow it out of the
water.  oh, well.

chuq
Chuq Von Rospach	chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

We live and learn, but not the wiser grow -- John Pomfret (1667-1703)

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Subject: Re: What ever happened to DBase Mac?
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