[Dxbase] DXBase Beyond 2007 Version

Sun Jul 31 16:21:33 EDT 2011

Hi Jim
Thanks for your support, as well as the others who have expressed it, either
in person or via email. It provides some buffer from the more skeptical
crowd (although I share their attitude on my performance so far).
Larry is right that its not really an economic decision to go to Dayton or
Fredrichschafen. I lived in Belgium for quite a while and worked for a
Belgian company for 25 years and always meant to go before my back blew out.
Alas, unless I take a cruise ship to Europe, I doubt I will be in Germany
anytime soon!
I am sure that Jack seldom made a profit on the trip to Dayton but the
"competition" was there so he had to be in order to compete. Apologies to
the person who had the booth this year, but his logging software was no
competition to DXBase (it didn't even have a rig interface!).
After working the Flex booth two years, it might be worth having my own
booth just so I had a place to sit down! I don't know how much the motorized
carts cost, if its anywhere near the booth cost, I might be forced to have a
booth next year!
Anyway, in the grand scheme of life, DXBase is a little speck of enjoyment.
I am proud to have it as my responsibility as well as proud that people like
WA6AXE spend so much time making it better.
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Jim Vining <n8jv at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I am amazed at Neal's handling of DXbase so far. Not that he has not
> released a
> new version yet, but because he hasn't thrown in the towel on the
> whole thing yet.
>> I have migrated several databases from Dease to Acces to Visual Basic and
> with
> those I had written the original database. I can say that it is no
> small task and the
> depth and interaction of forms and fields that Jack has put into
> DXbase, I dare say
> that it will take at minimum, a Herculean effort and most probably a
> miracle to pull
> off at all. This is the kind of project that most people would not
> even consider taking
> on. I am sure that Jack even warned Neal of this before the sale.
>> If and when Neal releases a new version of DXbase, I will
> still be hanging around,
> as the version of DXbase I am running now (2007) is doing everything
> that I need of a
> logging program. Also with Joe's great support, we have nothing to
> fear. When that new
> version is put out, I think I will let all you soldiers work all of
> the bugs out for at least
> 6 months before I upgrade.
>> Thank's for a great effort Neal and I wish you the best of
> success. I will be sure
> to upgrade DXbase and support your efforts in any way I can.
>>> Jim N8JV
>>>>> At 03:20 PM 7/31/2011, Neal Campbell wrote:
> >Hi Larry
> >
> >I doubt you will see a DXBase booth at Dayton. A booth cost 550ドル this year
> >
> >Dream Station is complete without DXB??
> >
> >73
> >Neal
> >On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Larry E Price
> ><Price.LE at frontiernet.net>wrote:
> >
> > > I think we have all been pretty patient for several years now. W
> > > 73
> > > Larry
> > > W4RA
> > >
> >
> > > > Ron,
> > > >
> > > > Everybody is anxious for the newest greatest version. The fact is
> that
> > > > what
> > > > we have is working fine. I have been using DXBase since its inception
> > > > and
> > > > love the program. I think it is going to be great to have a new
> DXBase
> > > > Win 7
> > > > version with lots of cool new stuff. Frankly, though, what I have
> > > > (DXBase
> > > > 2007) works really nice and I am pretty familiar with it. The
> support
> > > > that
> > > > you can get off this site is excellent. Just be patient...all will be
> > > > fine.
> > > > Incidentally I certainly be one of the first to buy the new iteration
> > > > of
> > > > DXBase when it comes out...just like I always have.
> > > >
> > > > Bill W5VX
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I've been a long time DXBase user and supporter (approximately since
> > > > 1986)
> > > > and cannot see myself switching to another logging program. However,
> > > > all
> > > > four of my Windows machines are now running Win 7 (and will not ever
> go
> > > > back
> > > > to pre-Win 7). I have tried to create order to the many fine
> > > > enhancements/upgrades provided by the logging program users in
> planning
> > > > to
> > > > reinstall DXBase 2007 on the machine. I've given up trying to do
> this.
> > > >
> > > > What is the plan, if one still exists, for providing a DXBase XXXX in
> > > > the
> > > > near future??????? If one is planned, hopefully it allows the 2007
> > > > version
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Ron / NU1U
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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