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'''dBASE''' is a database management system developed by C. Wayne Ratliff for [[Ashton-Tate]].
 
It became an industry standard in the early to mid 80s and the basis of the [[xBase]] language, but declined rapidly in the 90s when it could not keep up with the competition. In 1991 Ashton-Tate was sold to Borland International.
 
==Products==
Ashton-Tate Corporation
*[[dBASE II]]
*[[dBASE III]]
*dBASE III PLUS
*[[dBASE IV]]
*dBASE Mac (1987) - developed by DigiCorp
Borland International
*[[dBASE IV]] 1.5
*dBASE 5.0 for DOS (1994)
*Borland dBASE 5.0 for Windows (1994)
*Borland Visual dBASE 5.5 (1995)
*Borland Visual dBASE 7 (1997)
 
==Tools==
;Editor support
* [[Boxer]] - dBASE support included by default
 
[[Category:DBMS]]

Latest revision as of 18:32, 8 September 2023

dBASE is a database management system developed by C. Wayne Ratliff for Ashton-Tate.

It became an industry standard in the early to mid 80s and the basis of the xBase language, but declined rapidly in the 90s when it could not keep up with the competition. In 1991 Ashton-Tate was sold to Borland International.

Products

Ashton-Tate Corporation

Borland International

  • dBASE IV 1.5
  • dBASE 5.0 for DOS (1994)
  • Borland dBASE 5.0 for Windows (1994)
  • Borland Visual dBASE 5.5 (1995)
  • Borland Visual dBASE 7 (1997)

Tools

Editor support
  • Boxer - dBASE support included by default