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   Message 8,373 of 9,834   
   Liz McGuire to bobneworleans@yahoo.com   
   Re: Paradox 3.0   
   28 Mar 07 16:11:02   
   
   From: liz@paradoxcommunity.com   
      
   The only Paradox 3 is Paradox for DOS 3.  It's commonly referred to   
   around here as DOS 3 or PDOS3.   There is no PWIN3.   
      
   Steve is *the* man when it comes to Paradox for DOS and purchasing old   
   Paradox versions.   
      
   Liz   
      
      
   bobneworleans@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > No, not DOS 3 (although I probably have a copy of that somewhere   
   > too),   
   > PARADOX 3.  You may recall that Borland bought this RDBMS from   
   > ANSA sometime around '85 or so.   
   >   
   > The reason I can't use Paradox interactively is because the Plato   
   > application   
   > is based on a run-time engine (anyway, that's what it looks like to   
   > me) with all   
   > pre-compiled reports.  I need to install the application in order to   
   > run queries etc.   
   >   
   > I did a little research and determined that I can get Paradox for $68   
   > (plus $4 shipping)   
   > as part of the WordPerfect Office X3 Student and Teacher edition.   
   > That's cheap   
   > enough not to sweat it even though I have no interest whatsoever in   
   > the rest of the   
   > office suite.   
   >   
   > Bob   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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