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Borland Stepping Up Migration to Windows
Quattro Pro, Paradox To Lead Blitz
PC Week - 1991-05-27 - Page 6 - by Paul M. Sherer
ATLANTA — with the help of proprietary core technology, Borland International Inc. is preparing to fire a volley of Windows applications later this year.
Borland’s Windows lineup— which consists of Borland C++ for Windows, Turbo Pascal for Windows, Object Vision and a compatible version of the Paradox Engine — will be fleshed out with Windows versions of Quattro Pro, Paradox and an X-Base compiler, said Rob Dickerson, general manager of Borland’s Database Business Unit in Scotts Valley, Calif. Although Dickerson declined to specify a time frame for the Windows products, he said they will be released in rapid succession.
“It will be like a steamroller hitting in a short amount of time with a wide range of products,” Dickerson said. According to sources close to Borland, the Windows version of Paradox and Quattro Pro are not yet in beta test.
Each of Borland’s Windows applications will be able to share the same data through a common object layer, according to Dickerson. Borland also plans to put Paradox’s query and data-integrity capabilities into the Paradox Engine, which will allow users of the company’s Quattro Pro, C + +, Turbo Pascal, Object Vision and X-Base compiler to tap the database’s functions, he added.
“I like the idea of being available to do quick and easy database queries and reports in Paradox, while still being able to maintain the same database files through applications written in C and Pascal,” said Steven Kovitz, a consultant to Chrysler Motors Corp., in Center Line, Mich.
Unlike Lotus Development Corp.’s pledge for 1-2-3 for Windows, Borland will not attempt to provide “keystroke compatibility” between the DOS and Windows versions of Paradox.
‘We view this as an opportunity to bring Paradox to a very modern user interface,” Dickerson said. While the interface will not preserve all current Paradox commands, the language will be superset of the current Paradox Application Language enhanced to support Windows objects.
The company’s X-Base compiler being developed by Borland’s languages group will compete with Nantucket Corp.’s Clipper, allowing developers to create EXE applications from X-Base code. While declining to comment on the compiler’s packaging, Dickerson suggested it will be offered with tools similar to Borland’s other language products, including a debugger, linker and profiler.
The X-Base compiler will also include a tool, similar to one found in Turbo Pascal, that allows unmodified dBASE applications to run under Windows, he said.
Borland’s Windows lineup— which consists of Borland C++ for Windows, Turbo Pascal for Windows, Object Vision and a compatible version of the Paradox Engine — will be fleshed out with Windows versions of Quattro Pro, Paradox and an X-Base compiler, said Rob Dickerson, general manager of Borland’s Database Business Unit in Scotts Valley, Calif. Although Dickerson declined to specify a time frame for the Windows products, he said they will be released in rapid succession.
“It will be like a steamroller hitting in a short amount of time with a wide range of products,” Dickerson said. According to sources close to Borland, the Windows version of Paradox and Quattro Pro are not yet in beta test.
Each of Borland’s Windows applications will be able to share the same data through a common object layer, according to Dickerson. Borland also plans to put Paradox’s query and data-integrity capabilities into the Paradox Engine, which will allow users of the company’s Quattro Pro, C + +, Turbo Pascal, Object Vision and X-Base compiler to tap the database’s functions, he added.
“I like the idea of being available to do quick and easy database queries and reports in Paradox, while still being able to maintain the same database files through applications written in C and Pascal,” said Steven Kovitz, a consultant to Chrysler Motors Corp., in Center Line, Mich.
Unlike Lotus Development Corp.’s pledge for 1-2-3 for Windows, Borland will not attempt to provide “keystroke compatibility” between the DOS and Windows versions of Paradox.
‘We view this as an opportunity to bring Paradox to a very modern user interface,” Dickerson said. While the interface will not preserve all current Paradox commands, the language will be superset of the current Paradox Application Language enhanced to support Windows objects.
The company’s X-Base compiler being developed by Borland’s languages group will compete with Nantucket Corp.’s Clipper, allowing developers to create EXE applications from X-Base code. While declining to comment on the compiler’s packaging, Dickerson suggested it will be offered with tools similar to Borland’s other language products, including a debugger, linker and profiler.
The X-Base compiler will also include a tool, similar to one found in Turbo Pascal, that allows unmodified dBASE applications to run under Windows, he said.
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