It got me interested in the backstory. InfoWorld covered it in 1981: https://archive.org/stream/Infoworld-1981-01-19#page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/strea

It got me interested in the backstory. InfoWorld covered it in 1981: https://archive.org/stream/Infoworld-1981-01-19#page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/Infoworld-1981-01-19#page/n2/mode... https://archive.org/stream/Infoworld-1981-06-22#page/n5/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/Infoworld-1981-06-22#page/n5/mode... Presumably the Peachtree of today (now "Sage 50") traces its lineage back to the COBOL product mentioned in the second article. Edit: I also turned-up this fun little gem, too: http://deramp.com/downloads/mfe_archive/040-Software/Retail%20Sciences%20(Peachtree)/Peachtree%20Foundation.pdf http://deramp.com/downloads/mfe_archive/040-Software/Retail%...