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Old 08-06-2016, 01:36 PM  
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Originally Posted by AdultKing View Post
Clipper ?

Once back in the old days dBase (1980s) was the shizzle and Clipper was a dBase III compatible compiler that would let you write database apps that were standalone.
I did some dBase coding but wrote more in Basic... when Microsoft brought out a COBOL compiler for their PC I moonlighted writing custom systems for small businesses and made great money doing it. I later worked for a small reinsurance company in NYC and set up a network of computers for them that ran a multi-user version of the CP/M operating system. Seems so primitive now.
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