[AccessD] Alpha Proficiency Package

Tony,

I didn't mean to imply that I was looking beyond Alpha for something new;
rather, looking for something conventient that worked in Linux. I'm into
Alpha for the long haul. If there's anything intimidating about it, it's
its wealth of tools and technologies. There is sooo much to learn. But like
our athletes are doing in Sochi, I hope soon to be on the podium :)

I too began with dBASE, and even published the first interview with C.Wayne
Ratliff and Jeb Long, way back in the days of Data Base Advisor magazine.
When Clipper was released, I immediately jumped ship and a couple of years
later published my first book, Dynamics of Clipper. Actually, I'm still
friends with the whole Nantucket team, most of all Brian Russell, who
conceived Clipper while working at Ashton-Tate.

Arthur


On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:

> Hey Arthur
> Not me, I do not vary from a product I have chosen. Alpha is what I will
> learn. In the past I looked and tried many different database formats (old
> fart even saying I tried DBase). I was good in these different formats but
> not proficient. Went through a learning curve at the time (Paradox was my
> favourite) and settled on ACCESS. I found, select a format and go for it
> and
> support it, forget about the others. Otherwise with so many products out
> there and I know everyone on this list could recommend their new favourite
> with pros and cons you just go around in circles. I am an old fart not like
> the youngies, I no longer have the time. Just got to shut the outside
> static
> out and concentrate.
>