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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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"?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linda Hapner</FONT></DIV>
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