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Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today

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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)

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  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
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          Re: FileMaker 17 Released Today DipStick <dipstick@dingleberry.org> - 2018-05-29 18:24 -0400
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