June 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Age verification? I learned about databases with dBASE III+
age verification? went to the garden state arts center to see an mtv concert featuring bell biv devoe, gerardo, c&c music factory, and color me badd
age verification? my first show was nine inch nails with the jim rose circus sideshow opening at the boston garden
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Age verification? I learned about databases with dBASE III+
"computerized our marketing and registration"
dBASE and WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
dBASE and WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
June 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"computerized our marketing and registration"
dBASE and WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
dBASE and WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
it wasn't long ago our govt was talking about creating a database of disabled folks. what do we suppose they intend to do with that dbase? and this one? this is a major reason i took my queer cartoonists, disabled cartoonists, and cartoonists of color databases offline.
who will be next to have their "confidential" information plundered? and to what end?
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
it wasn't long ago our govt was talking about creating a database of disabled folks. what do we suppose they intend to do with that dbase? and this one? this is a major reason i took my queer cartoonists, disabled cartoonists, and cartoonists of color databases offline.
Tech industry marketing buttons used to be pretty wild.
April 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Tech industry marketing buttons used to be pretty wild.
No database software in the world ever went harder than dBASE III
May 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
No database software in the world ever went harder than dBASE III
I am not over-reacting. Any data mining tool will identify every payee, type of payment, amount and address. They can be grouped by payee, type and address. Context can come from another dbase.
I can, then, tie payees and addresses to open records of political donations.
Instant target list.
I can, then, tie payees and addresses to open records of political donations.
Instant target list.
Given what we've seen to date this seems pretty clearly an attempt to give Musk's personal employees direct access/control over all payments made to individuals (soc sec, medicare, grants) by the USG, including their personal info. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I am not over-reacting. Any data mining tool will identify every payee, type of payment, amount and address. They can be grouped by payee, type and address. Context can come from another dbase.
I can, then, tie payees and addresses to open records of political donations.
Instant target list.
I can, then, tie payees and addresses to open records of political donations.
Instant target list.
The year is 2024 (just) and today I worked an incident at an organisation who use dBase.
Admittedly not the dBase III I grew up with, but still....
I didn't even realise it still existed.
Admittedly not the dBase III I grew up with, but still....
I didn't even realise it still existed.
December 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The year is 2024 (just) and today I worked an incident at an organisation who use dBase.
Admittedly not the dBase III I grew up with, but still....
I didn't even realise it still existed.
Admittedly not the dBase III I grew up with, but still....
I didn't even realise it still existed.
dBase: 1979-2026 | Discussion
dBase: 1979-2026
Litigation, neglect killed dBase. The dBase newsgroup servers went off-line since November 2025. Court-smart dBase vendors and AI accelerated the fall.
delphinightmares.substack.com
May 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
dBase: 1979-2026 | Discussion
huge scandal, we found out the local assemblyman has been doing all his work in dBASE II
June 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
huge scandal, we found out the local assemblyman has been doing all his work in dBASE II
designing icons on software like that was fun. I made the “commit” button on a dBase GUI a diamond engagement ring in MSPaint
August 6, 2026 at 12:34 AM
designing icons on software like that was fun. I made the “commit” button on a dBase GUI a diamond engagement ring in MSPaint
I was working like 20 hours a week doing contract dbase work and almost making as much as my husband, whose starting salary in 2004 was $28,950
It's pretty much the health insurance, man. That's the only lure left.
It's pretty much the health insurance, man. That's the only lure left.
March 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I was working like 20 hours a week doing contract dbase work and almost making as much as my husband, whose starting salary in 2004 was $28,950
It's pretty much the health insurance, man. That's the only lure left.
It's pretty much the health insurance, man. That's the only lure left.
Eh, ma fra dialup e Netscape manca un mondo, dos, Pascal, C e C++, dBase 3/4, word star con i comandi ctrl+k, i listati in basic e Pascal da copiare, altro che 16 punti!
September 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Eh, ma fra dialup e Netscape manca un mondo, dos, Pascal, C e C++, dBase 3/4, word star con i comandi ctrl+k, i listati in basic e Pascal da copiare, altro che 16 punti!
How I learned to program
September 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
How I learned to program
—Vi uns livros velhos no Garoa. Tenho um monte de livros velhos de informática, quer que eu traga?
—Antes de trazer, pode mandar uma lista dos livros?
—Não tenho tempo, mas tem muita coisa boa.
—Grato, mas não.
Narrador: eram livros de WordStar, dBase e Lotus 1-2-3.
garoa.net.br/wiki/Bibliot...
—Antes de trazer, pode mandar uma lista dos livros?
—Não tenho tempo, mas tem muita coisa boa.
—Grato, mas não.
Narrador: eram livros de WordStar, dBase e Lotus 1-2-3.
garoa.net.br/wiki/Bibliot...
Biblioteca - Garoa Hacker Clube
garoa.net.br
September 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
—Vi uns livros velhos no Garoa. Tenho um monte de livros velhos de informática, quer que eu traga?
—Antes de trazer, pode mandar uma lista dos livros?
—Não tenho tempo, mas tem muita coisa boa.
—Grato, mas não.
Narrador: eram livros de WordStar, dBase e Lotus 1-2-3.
garoa.net.br/wiki/Bibliot...
—Antes de trazer, pode mandar uma lista dos livros?
—Não tenho tempo, mas tem muita coisa boa.
—Grato, mas não.
Narrador: eram livros de WordStar, dBase e Lotus 1-2-3.
garoa.net.br/wiki/Bibliot...
🪨 dBASE on the Kaypro II 🛠️
Armed with only a blinking cursor, I build an inventory system for my failing software retail shop (just play along). I also explore #cpm add-on options for various systems, and whoops! Did I just become a #dBASE programmer?
stonetools.ghost.io/dbase-cpm
#retroComputing
Armed with only a blinking cursor, I build an inventory system for my failing software retail shop (just play along). I also explore #cpm add-on options for various systems, and whoops! Did I just become a #dBASE programmer?
stonetools.ghost.io/dbase-cpm
#retroComputing
dBASE on the Kaypro II
CP/M and dBASE were industry giants with everything to lose, and they did. For a time they were the power couple to beat.
stonetools.ghost.io
February 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
🪨 dBASE on the Kaypro II 🛠️
Armed with only a blinking cursor, I build an inventory system for my failing software retail shop (just play along). I also explore #cpm add-on options for various systems, and whoops! Did I just become a #dBASE programmer?
stonetools.ghost.io/dbase-cpm
#retroComputing
Armed with only a blinking cursor, I build an inventory system for my failing software retail shop (just play along). I also explore #cpm add-on options for various systems, and whoops! Did I just become a #dBASE programmer?
stonetools.ghost.io/dbase-cpm
#retroComputing
Yo hice mi primera base de datos en dBASE 4...
July 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Yo hice mi primera base de datos en dBASE 4...
Ha ha only COBOL, PASCAL and dBASE generation would understand this. Probably DOGE doesn’t have anyone with such wisdom or experience! New blood is but they lack the wisdom in trouble shooting. Now they look really stupid!
February 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ha ha only COBOL, PASCAL and dBASE generation would understand this. Probably DOGE doesn’t have anyone with such wisdom or experience! New blood is but they lack the wisdom in trouble shooting. Now they look really stupid!
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
Blog post mourning decline appears to have helped knock what was left of the veteran app's online presence offline
www.theregister.com
May 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
dBase comment
April 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
dBase comment
Ha, my first programming job was dBase II using CP/M on a DEC PDP with 8" floppies in the 80's
Although in 1999 I was updating Clipper/Foxpro/dBase and Pascal code on PCs
Although in 1999 I was updating Clipper/Foxpro/dBase and Pascal code on PCs
Yep, I was one of those huge number of people checking and updating legacy code
Because it's come up recently, a reminder that the Y2K bug wasn't overhyped. It was a huge problem and an huge number of people worked fast and hard and fixed it. Like the ozone hole.
It's not a lesson in overhype. It's a lesson in humankind's ability to cooperatively solve problems.
It's not a lesson in overhype. It's a lesson in humankind's ability to cooperatively solve problems.
January 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ha, my first programming job was dBase II using CP/M on a DEC PDP with 8" floppies in the 80's
Although in 1999 I was updating Clipper/Foxpro/dBase and Pascal code on PCs
Although in 1999 I was updating Clipper/Foxpro/dBase and Pascal code on PCs
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
Blog post mourning decline appears to have helped knock what was left of the veteran app's online presence offline
www.theregister.com
May 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years