Really old versions of FoxPro

A cry for help!

I've just been contacted by a potential new client. Said client is =
running a legacy system built with a "really old" version of FP -- I'm =
assuming something along the lines of v2.5 (ish). I've got no problems =
with helping this person -- I spent 2 or 3 years working with FP full =
time in the early/mid nineties. I think I can handle it, although I may =
be a bit rusty <grin>. She can't find anyone else who's even seen these =
early versions. The outfit that did the development has been defunct for =
the last 5 years or so, we can't contact them.=20

I'll have more info on the version after our scheduled meeting tomorrow.

QUESTION: Does anybody know how to obtain installation media for =
something like this. The last FP work I did was 1995(ish) and I've long =
since lost the disks. I don't mind purchasing licenses, just where the =
heck do I go for something this old?

Rush
Wed Nov 05 14:04:40 CST 2003

Seek and ye shall find:

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/

- Rush

"Jason W. Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:052101c3a3d7$77423670$a101280a@phx.gbl...
A cry for help!

I've just been contacted by a potential new client. Said client is running a
legacy system built with a "really old" version of FP -- I'm assuming
something along the lines of v2.5 (ish). I've got no problems with helping
this person -- I spent 2 or 3 years working with FP full time in the
early/mid nineties. I think I can handle it, although I may be a bit rusty
<grin>. She can't find anyone else who's even seen these early versions. The
outfit that did the development has been defunct for the last 5 years or so,
we can't contact them.

I'll have more info on the version after our scheduled meeting tomorrow.

QUESTION: Does anybody know how to obtain installation media for something
like this. The last FP work I did was 1995(ish) and I've long since lost the
disks. I don't mind purchasing licenses, just where the heck do I go for
something this old?

Jason
Wed Nov 05 14:14:19 CST 2003

Yeah -- thanks! I just found that site myself on Google.

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msfox.htm

I'll check it out.

>-----Original Message-----
>Seek and ye shall find:
>
> http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/
>
> - Rush
>
>A cry for help!

<snip>

>QUESTION: Does anybody know how to obtain installation media for =
something
>like this. The last FP work I did was 1995(ish) and I've long since =
lost the
>disks. I don't mind purchasing licenses, just where the heck do I go =
for
>something this old?
>
>
>
>.
>

Anders
Thu Nov 06 14:46:20 CST 2003

Jason
They have the code or having an old version og FP is not going to help. If
they have the code you may just as well work on it in VFP 8 unless they
absolutely need to continue with their DOS machome.
-Anders

"Jason W. Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:052101c3a3d7$77423670$a101280a@phx.gbl...
A cry for help!

I've just been contacted by a potential new client. Said client is running a
legacy system built with a "really old" version of FP -- I'm assuming
something along the lines of v2.5 (ish). I've got no problems with helping
this person -- I spent 2 or 3 years working with FP full time in the
early/mid nineties. I think I can handle it, although I may be a bit rusty
<grin>. She can't find anyone else who's even seen these early versions. The
outfit that did the development has been defunct for the last 5 years or so,
we can't contact them.

I'll have more info on the version after our scheduled meeting tomorrow.

QUESTION: Does anybody know how to obtain installation media for something
like this. The last FP work I did was 1995(ish) and I've long since lost the
disks. I don't mind purchasing licenses, just where the heck do I go for
something this old?

Rush
Thu Nov 06 19:30:04 CST 2003

Anders, I'm puzzled by your reply. I'm assuming it was a DOS project, and
such programs generally suck when run under Windows. And while VFP 8 is
fine for editing program files, it doesn't work for editing 2.5 screens, or
menus, or for compiling older .EXEs or .APPs (which may or not be an issue).

I'm currently supporting a 2.0 app on a rickety network of old DOS machines.
I couldn't possibly support it without having the 2.0 developer's
environment at home. (I do use VFP 8 concurrently, for the above mentioned
program editing and for general data browsing.)

[BTW, the above mentioned client is in the process of replacing his
hardware, server and 4 - 5 stations, with all new machines - and Linux.
I've got the server sitting next to me, hoping to have the DOS app running
on it by the 18th.]

- Rush

"Anders Altberg" <x_pragma@telia.com> wrote in message
news:e4yrATMpDHA.964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Jason
> They have the code or having an old version og FP is not going to help. If
> they have the code you may just as well work on it in VFP 8 unless they
> absolutely need to continue with their DOS machome.
> -Anders
>
> "Jason W. Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:052101c3a3d7$77423670$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> A cry for help!
>
> I've just been contacted by a potential new client. Said client is running
a
> legacy system built with a "really old" version of FP -- I'm assuming
> something along the lines of v2.5 (ish). I've got no problems with helping
> this person -- I spent 2 or 3 years working with FP full time in the
> early/mid nineties. I think I can handle it, although I may be a bit rusty
> <grin>. She can't find anyone else who's even seen these early versions.
The
> outfit that did the development has been defunct for the last 5 years or
so,
> we can't contact them.
>
> I'll have more info on the version after our scheduled meeting tomorrow.
>
> QUESTION: Does anybody know how to obtain installation media for something
> like this. The last FP work I did was 1995(ish) and I've long since lost
the
> disks. I don't mind purchasing licenses, just where the heck do I go for
> something this old?
>
>