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Re: FileMaker Archaeology

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In article <0001HW.D2947AB50002A203B01029BF@news.astraweb.com>, Nelson
<nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 
> I have been using FieMaker since before Claris bought it.  I now find 
> I'd like to go back and retrieve data stored in some of those older 
> databases.  My current version (12) refuses to open the older 
> databases, even, to my mind, some relatively recent ones (ca 2009).
> 
> Is anyone aware of a table showing which database versions can be 
> opened by which FileMaker versions and which Mac OS's are required to 
> run those versions?  I know I am probably going to have to go back to 
> at least OS 8.5.
> 
> Better, is there some freeware somewhere which can open these things?
> 
> I have the same problem with Word and Excel documents, but that's 
> another newsgroup :)
> 
> What good is digitizing all your data if the technology to read it 
> disappears?  I should have used papyrus.

Papyrus is no good since it eventually deteriorates, plus people in the
future may not understand the language you wrote them in. Nothing lasts
forever. Even the stone pyramids are slowly wearing away.     ;o)


Helpful Harry  :o)

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FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-14 13:55 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2015-12-14 19:28 +0000
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2015-12-15 09:13 +1300
    Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-15 13:21 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 10:38 +1300
    Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-15 13:20 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2015-12-15 13:17 +1300

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