Re: dBase II

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On Jul 15, 6:24 am, questar <dan_wall...@juno.com> wrote:
> > >> I have looked in a bunch of the archives but have not founddBaseII and the supporting utilities (like Zip or Zipper for painting screens.) Does anyone know where this can be found?
>
> I got my copy dBase II, a CP/M program that does require a Z80 CP/M
> card, out early this morning and booted it up.  It is vintage of the
> late 70's.  There is a program on it named 'ZIP' which is for Screen
> Printout and Form Writer.
>
> ALL CP/M programs for the Apple that I know of, especially of that
> era, were only able of handling TeXT files, ie. no graphics.  The only
> exception to this was GBASIC which was a Microsoft CP/M basic system
> that could handle Graphics vice their regular system of MBASIC.  Both
> systems were for the Z80 that could run on the Apple CP/M system.
>
> In the past couple of months, there was a CP/M group started on Google
> groups.  You might check there.
>
> >> I also keep thinking that there was a pure Apple ][ version that did not need the CPM card. <<
>
> The ProDOS program 'Appleworks' is a wordprocessor, spreadsheet, and
> database program that is put all together into a single program that
> is exclusively for the Apple.  maybe your thinking of that.
>
> I only have the 5.25" disk of dBase II, as well as many other CP/M
> systems and programs, and a hard copy of the manual.  Please let me
> know if you would like me to send you a copy of the disk.
>
> Dan Wallace
> dan_wall...@juno.com

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