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Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today

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On 2018-05-17 21:53:40 +0000, Helpful Harry said:

> On 2018-05-17 20:07:07 +0000, DipStick said:
>> On 2018-05-17 07:03:31 +0000, Christoph L. Kaufmann said:
>>> DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> schrub:
>>>> 
>>>> Would you happen to know a good book to learn how to use FM?
>>> 
>>> I used
>>> - Filemaker Training Series (the ones you need to get a certification
>>> as developer)
>>> - The Missing manual
>>> - Filemaker in Depth
>>> 
>>> As for the latter 2, check out how old they are resp. which FM
>>> versions they cover.
>> 
>> All this time I didn't realize Filemaker Inc was owned by Apple.  That 
>> explains the good Mac support!
> [snip]
> 
> FileMaker Inc. is the Apple-ownerd spin-off company previously known as 
> Claris. They used to also make the ClarisWorks office suite among a few 
> other things.
> 
> Of course, the "FileMaker" database software itself pre-dates that (and 
> the Mac). The original database software was called Nutshell and had 
> been made for MS-DOS computers by a company caleld Nashoba. The 
> software's name was changed to FileMaker when the graphical user 
> interface was added and the original distributor, Leading Edge, wanted 
> to stick with DOS applications. Nashoba distributed that through a 
> company called Forethought Inc., which was later bought up by 
> Microsoft, but thankfully Nashoba kept hold of the ownership of the 
> FileMaker software (just imagine the horrible mess if Microsoft had got 
> hold of it - just look at Access!). Apple obtained the FileMaker 
> software when they bought up Nashoba.
> 
> The software has been through various names over the years and owners / 
> distributors: Nutshell, FileMaker, FileMaker Plus, FileMaker II, 
> FileMaker Pro.
> 
> 
> 
>> PS-how long have you been using FileMaker?  I'm wondering because I 
>> know somebody who used it since 1984.
> 
> That is possible if they mean the original "Nutshell" DOS application, 
> but the name "FileMaker" wasn't used until 1985. Realistically Nutshell 
> and FileMaker are very different application to use though, thanks to 
> the GUI interface.
> 
> 
> Helpful Harry  :o)


Thats what I read on Wikipedia.
Yeah, he goes way back - my parents knew him before I was born.  I'll 
ask him just how far back he goes.  I do have vague memories of him 
having a dumb terminal at his home - my dad tells me the company he 
worked for installed a data line for him.  This would have been around 
1982-1985.

However now, I must study.

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FileMaker 17 Released Today Howard Schlossberg <howard@nospam.fmprosolutions.com> - 2018-05-15 09:05 -0700
  Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2018-05-15 17:13 +0000
  Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-05-16 09:14 +1200
    Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-05-16 10:03 +1200
  Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-15 18:35 -0400
    Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Christoph L. Kaufmann <clkaufmann@gmx.ch> - 2018-05-17 09:03 +0200
      Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-17 16:07 -0400
        Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-05-18 09:53 +1200
          Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-29 18:24 -0400
        Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Christoph L. Kaufmann <clkaufmann@gmx.ch> - 2018-05-19 10:34 +0200
          Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-05-20 10:37 +1200
          Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-29 18:20 -0400
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              Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-05-30 13:29 +1200
                Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-30 19:03 -0400
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