Subject Re: DBASE II Information From Kevin Butler <kevinb500@gmail.com> Date Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:40:52 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Jim, Thank you for your take on things.  Mervyn seems like the resident DBASE "Guru" from all of the posts he takes the time to answer and help others. As for running DBASE on older systems, that is what VirtualBOX is there for although I don't know much about the modern DBASE yet, I'm sure I'm going to learn about it. Thanks again, Kevin Jim Marchand Wrote: > Wednesday     17-Dec-2014 > > First, Mervyn is a fabulous resource for dBASE users.  He's helped me out many times, always graciously and with great explanations of his thinking process. > > I also go back aways, having started with a copy of dBASE III + back in the '80s, then migrating through nearly all the DOS dBASEs until getting into the graphical ones.  Big learning curve but worth the time. > > One caution: the very newest dBASE Plus 9.x no longer supports WinXP or earlier, nor does it support my WinVista 64 bit.  That said, it seems to run OK with my Vista system.  Haven't tried with XP yet.  Because my major clients still use XP a lot, I'm guessing I may back up to a version that I can risk my standing on with XP systems. > > Jim. >