Antiquated Software

[Linda Hapner]

Salesmen at my biggest client are calling my database system "antiquated".  It is a very nice suite of integrated databases, and we work very smoothly.

I suspect his "antiquated" comments are due to the fact that we are character based.  All of us that actually do the entry and upkeep do not want a GUI interface, but I'm starting to think that perhaps I should have the sales folks in the GUI mode. 

We are running on a unix server - from what I've read, I can have GUI version for some and character base for the others.

I've not gotten into the GUI at all - can someone give me an idea of learning curve time, and will all my programs have to be altered in some fashion?  What headaches am I in for to give these guys their little mousies?  And will they still see my programs as "antiquated"?

Right now, the program the sales people work in, I have an number of @key functions to draw windows into outside files.  Ideally, a click of a button would do the same, and then they want to be able to print to their local printers.  Right now I'm using Anzio to hook them up to the unix system.

Thanks

Linda Hapner

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