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- From: billd@informix.com (William Daul)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc,comp.databases.informix,misc.wanted
- Subject: Re: Help with antique Xenix/Informix on Altos Z-80
- Message-ID: <billd.721897481@cheetah>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 07:04:41 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.001638.224@weyrich.UUCP>
- Sender: news@informix.com (Usenet News)
- Organization: Informix Software, Inc.
- Lines: 58
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- Orville,
-
- I am asking around the technical staff of Informix to see if I can get you
- some help...will let you know what I find out.
-
- --Bill
-
- In <1992Nov16.001638.224@weyrich.UUCP> orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) writes:
-
- >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:
-
- > 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.]
-
- >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
-
- >-------------------------------------- **************************************
- >Orville R. Weyrich, Jr. Weyrich Computer Consulting
- >Certified Data Processor POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
- >Certified Systems Professional Voice: (602) 391-0821
- >Certified Computer Programmer Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net
- >-------------------------------------- **************************************
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