Pengwin Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I remember an add for dBase (maybe dBase II) for the Atari 800XL back in the 80's. Does anyone know if this was actually released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I don't remember a version of dBase for the A8 but there were a couple database packages. Unfortunately the only one I remember is SynFile+. Those that had an ATR8000 or Indus CP/M setup could certainly run dBase II in some form. There were all kinds of CP/M versions.... I had one for my Osborne I which is unfortunately dead. Anyone else remember an actual release? Were there any comparable packages to dBase II for the 8-bit? SynFile is kinda neat but I don't know if I'd put it in the same league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kheffington Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Don't think there every was a dBase for the Atari 8-bit as stated their was probably a CPM version you could run. There was a dBase II for Atari ST but it wasn't Ashton Tate. Was a German company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I remember crewing for my uncle on his ocean going yacht in the mid 90s and mooring next to a yacht called dBase ii on several occasions. Just to derail the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 I finally found the ads that made me curious. Anyone else remember these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Wow - I don't remember ever seeing an Atari dBase ad. Wonder if it was ever released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kheffington Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) That company may have put a software program that they called dBASEII but it is not the industry standard dBASE II from Aston Tate. dBase II was originally put out for CPM, later for DOS and Apple II. Never for Atari. It is not the same program. Edited February 18, 2012 by kheffington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 It did come out... for the ST. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 There's a database here if it's of any interest to anyone. It's buggy, but I'll fix it up if anyone wants to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 That company may have put a software program that they called dBASEII but it is not the industry standard dBASE II from Aston Tate. dBase II was originally put out for CPM, later for DOS and Apple II. Never for Atari. It is not the same program. It says Ashton Tate in the top left picture on that advert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I wonder if FIRST SOFTWARE LTD did a licensed port of the Apple II version or maybe a compatible reimplementation of the language? Would be interesting if it got released. I'd love to check it out. I did some piddling with dBase II on my old Osborne I which died a couple years ago but never anything serious. Would be cool if it actually exists somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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