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- From: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich)
- Subject: Help with antique Xenix/Informix on Altos Z-80
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.001638.224@weyrich.UUCP>
- Sender: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Orville R. Weyrich)
- Reply-To: uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville
- Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 00:16:38 GMT
- Lines: 44
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- I have been asked by the widow of a mom & pop business to help extract
- some mailing lists from an Informix database. Her late husband set the
- system up, and she can't find complete documentation. :-(
-
- The system:
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- Altos 986T-80.
- Xenix 3.0e
- Informix-SQL 1.10.2
-
- I get the impression that this computer runs on a Z-80 cpu. Is this true?
-
- Does anyone have manuals for this version of Informix?
-
- Does anyone know if Informix 2.0 for the above platform will be able to
- handle the databases and forms created by Informix 1.10.02? [She has
- a documentation set for version 2.0, and a set of 2.0 diskettes still
- sealed in their licensing envelope.]
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- The system is in production use, serving 4 users handling inventory and
- A/R [using other software called "Trackline"].
-
- [I fear depending on this system, but converting to a better supported
- platform is not finacially feasible at this time].
-
- Does anyone have any software development tools for this version of Xenix?
- [C compiler, BASIC interpreter, FORTRAN, COBOL, PL/I ...]
-
- Does anyone have an emulator that will run Z-80 Xenix software on an
- 80x86? [If this is indeed a Z-80 CPU].
-
- Does anyone have a version of Informix that runs on an 80x86 [MS-DOS or
- Xenix] that can read Informix databases created by the above system?
-
- Thanks,
-
- orville
-
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- Certified Data Processor POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
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