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*3 (Feb 1997) - Standard Edition and Professional Edition
*3 (Feb 1997) - Standard Edition and Professional Edition
*4 (1998)
*4 (1998)
In later versions Alpha Five also gained a programming language in the form of '''xBasic''' which made it fully programmable unlike the DOS based Alpha Four system.
In later versions Alpha Five also gained a programming language in the form of '''Xbasic''' which made it fully programmable unlike the DOS based Alpha Four system.


See also: [[Alpha Database]]
See also: [[Alpha Database]]
==Publications==
*Dr. Peter Wayne: ''Alpha Five: Xbasic for Everyone - A Practical Guide to Application Development with Alpha Five Version 3''


[[Category:WinOS/2 Databases]]
[[Category:WinOS/2 Databases]]

Revision as of 16:13, 30 November 2019

Alpha Five was introduced in late 1994/early 1995 as a Windows application, this was initially a cut down version of the Alpha Four system that was sold alongside it and almost like an add-on that had a RRP of US$ 129 while the full A4 system had an RRP of US$ 499, But over time grew into a fully programmable relational database system that eventually replaced Alpha Four.

Version

  • 1.0 (Oct 1994)
  • 2 (Feb 1996) - for Windows 95
  • 3 (Feb 1997) - Standard Edition and Professional Edition
  • 4 (1998)

In later versions Alpha Five also gained a programming language in the form of Xbasic which made it fully programmable unlike the DOS based Alpha Four system.

See also: Alpha Database

Publications

  • Dr. Peter Wayne: Alpha Five: Xbasic for Everyone - A Practical Guide to Application Development with Alpha Five Version 3