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    Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

    This conference exceeded my expectations!! Ira did a teriffic job. Once again, Ira, Thank You Very, Very Much!!!!

    V5???? To anyone who willingly jumps ship to Access or any other database, examining you head will be of no use. A complete waste of money. As I witnessed Selwyn's demonstrations, I was amazed beyond belief how powerful v5 is and yet how easy it will be. V4.5 is not in the same league with v5. Just no way. Whatever the cost, it will be reasonable, if not cheap.

    I heard one developer say that when v5 comes out, it will take away some of his business from other A5 users. He wasn't complaining but simply making a statement about the power and ease of use.

    There is NO excuse for any A4v6 or v7 programers to hang around DOS after v5's release. If you thought A4 was easy to use and powerful, it will NOT in any way, shape or form, compare to v5. If we had another 3 day conference only on V5, there would not be enough time to cover everything adequately.

    June is the release month but if it went longer for beta testing and bug removal, I'd still wait, holding my breath. There is simply nothing to compare it to. So, between now and June, "Standby to Standby"

    The web and server features will be about a year later and when that hits, "batten down the hatches" and fasten your seat belt.

    kenn



    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.
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    RE: Nothing but superlatives

    I have read several threads on the conference and I have rarely seen so many superlatives. I have to admit that I wondered whether Alpha Software could pull this off but, from what I have been reading, they have done a super job (another superlative). Thanks to all the conference attendees for the great reports.

    I'm pretty confident that the program will be out in June. I don't think Selwyn would announce this date unless he was sure that all remaining problems are minor. Can't wait till June. Kudos to the Version 5 developement team.

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      #3
      RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

      Hi Ken,

      You're Welcome! Thanks for coming (and everyone else too!)

      I heard one developer say that when v5 comes out, it will take away some of his business from other A5 users. He wasn't complaining but simply making a statement about the power and ease of use.

      You may have heard me say that I HATE Alpha 5 Version 5. :?)

      It's so easy, any end-user will be able to do what previously took me weeks to accomplish.

      Guess I'll have to switch to Access where only programmers need apply --- Just Kidding!!!

      The only problem now in Alpha 5 Version 5 is not whether it can do something,
      but where do I find the feature in it's incredibly rich language?

      And as for DOS (and Alpha 4), looks like Alpha Software has just put another nail in that coffin for DOS!!

      Regards to all who attended,

      Ira J. Perlow
      Computer Systems Design & Associates
      [email protected]
      Regards,

      Ira J. Perlow
      Computer Systems Design


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        #4
        RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

        Hi Ira,

        No, it wasn't you so now that makes two. Now, many of us will have an opportunity to "play in the same ball park with the big boys".

        Boy, oh boy. Is this ever going to be fun!!

        kenn
        TYVM :) kenn

        Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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          #5
          RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

          Kenn,

          Just a question, does V5 have a decent instruction book, or will it be just the V4.5 system of on-line/cd info.

          Brian.

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            RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

            Accoring to Selwyn the documentation will be on CD, will be available from a separate publisher in book form and will be on the web as dynamic help -- in other words it will be continually updated as more info comes in to put into it. This will be available under help on the main menu, so no need to exit the app for help. If you have broadband this will be great, each topic will be printable and I think there will be the ability to download a .doc or .pdf file if you want to print the whole thing. In addition there will be F1 help that will be specific to what you are doing.
            I have also heard rumors that there will be on line tutorials!

            It seems that they are covering all the bases after the complaints about the V4 documentation.

            I have a feeling that whatever they have, you will be happy with it.
            Obviously, all of us that have seen what is in V5 have been very impressed. The app is just amazing and is structured to make it more amazing as it develops. Additions to functionality will not require a new release of the app as most of it is written in Xbasic, just add the add ons and go, no reinstall required.

            Russ

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              RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

              Brian,

              Not only will it be improved as Russ stated, but when you click 'Help' from the menu, you'll be given the choice to go directly to the message board.

              Selwyn said something like, A4 is so easy to use that in my mind the windows version should be just as easy if not easier. It WILL be!!

              kenn
              TYVM :) kenn

              Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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                #8
                RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

                Russ,

                Thanks for the info. I�ll be moving up to V5, if it doesn�t mean redoing everything already done in V4.5.

                As I understand frm your info the documentation will be similar to V4.5, (not like the A4 V6 book, as I had hoped):-
                In V4.5 the documentation:-
                -Is on CD:
                -Is available frm separate publishers; eg the excellent, but thin with many typos, X Basic for Everyone:
                -Available on the web, continuously updated, as per the excellent message board.
                -There are on-line tutorials.

                In A4 V2, 3, 4, 5, 6, there was a decent instruction book.

                In A5 V4.5 Alpha help does not support Xbasic questions. Even though, it seems to me, A5 has a lot to do with Xbasic.

                Maybe I have missed something, but where will be the documentation improvement?

                Brian

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                  #9
                  RE: Absolutly Byeond Measure!!!

                  Selwyn also said that all the documentation will not be finished by the release date. So expect somewhat incomplete documentation on the first go-around. But as Russ & Ken said, the docs will be continually updated.
                  Peter
                  AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                   [email protected]
                  https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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