[FreeBay] Anyone interested in VP-Planner or VP-Info manuals and disks?

w3dya at juno.com w3dya at juno.com
Sun Sep 17 14:40:08 EDT 2006


I have two software manuals with software (on 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes)
if anyone is interested enough to pay shipping.

VP-planner is a spreadsheet, vintage 1985.  I have the manual and
diskettes, version 1.0 for DOS.  Published by Paperback Software; if you
recall this was Adam Osborne's answer to the high-priced software,
specifically 1-2-3 (and I can't recall the name of this guy who
eventually sued Osborne and won).
I didn't use this much, but it was OK until I eventually switched to MS
EXCEL (like everyone else?)

VP-INFO is a database program, very similar to dBASE III.  I used it for
a long time for my contest logging and eventually switched (in 1997) to
dBASE - the program coding is almost identical.  Also a Paperback
Software product but nobody sued about this one.  Includes last known
upgrade from Sub-Rosa Publishing (Canada), version 4.24 with the last
known manual published in 1990.

I wouldn't suggest anyone think this software is of any value with
today's operating systems.  But I hate to throw something away that might
be of interest to anyone.  I hated the 1-2-3 spreadsheet guy and always
had a soft spot for Adam Osborne, in spite of his Executive 1 portable PC
attempt!  I bought both of these in 1986 for $50 each.

Any takers for shipping?

73, Norm, W3DYA


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