fP modernization

[Anthony Terrible]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: fP modernization


> Simon--er, no...it was Larry Weaver Sr--said:
>> Although this is likely a prejudiced audience, I know that many of us
>> have wondered where/if fP is going anywhere. How much longer before fP
>> can really get into the fray of the modern technology? Although we have
>> been using fP since TRS80 days, we are wondering if we should continue
>> to put additional time into the programs we have or should we "bite the
>> bullet" and go somewhere else. The next question, obviously, is where do
>> we go? Who has ideas and/or comments??
>
> Although 5.6 had more meat to its features list than I personally expected
> to see, I'm not sure it's enough, nor in time.
>
> My best guess to the answer of how long until fP could really modernize is
> that it depends on revenue from sales.  If there are not enough product
> sales then there won't be enough money to subsidize development.  It's 
> that
> way with any software product at any company.
>
  <sniped>

Well while I agree with what you said, my take is Fp did speak about the 
future, and it was biometrics, not File Pro. And lets be honest, File Pro is 
so far behind the times, it would take and enormous amount of money and 
effort to bring to where it needs to be and to what, go head to head with 
Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM? Might as well put a gun to your head.