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What was old is new again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
by pstuart 3y ago
What was old is new again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
- HocusLocus 3y agoWhat a memory trip. In the late '80s a buddy was called to support an Altos with Pick running a system to help manage aircraft maintenance. His background had been COBOL. It weaned him towards interpretive languages like its BASIC. He liked Pick and wanted me to go in with him to produce Pick/Altos software... but I convinced him instead to go in with me and build systems with PC clones and dBASE II (too flaky) then later the cloned FoxBase/Foxpro series. Clones upon clones.
- pstuart 3y agoI had some good times with dBase III and then FoxPro on the Mac where I learned SQL. Data drives everything...