[LOGic] DXBase closing shop

[LARRY OSBORNE]

There is still room for more "stuff".  We need a program that also cooks 
dinner, vacuums the rugs, drives us around town, and controls moon 
landings...........Who wants a program that just does "logging"?  (other 
than me)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel" <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
To: "LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging 
program" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] DXBase closing shop


> It is the future of all logging programs. Eventually there are no new
> features to add. Possible end-point scenarios...
>
> 1. Abandonment... such as YPlog... a disaster for users...
> 2. Significant development ceases and an annual support charge is
> instituted... Writelog is an example...
> 3. Binary put into the public domain... example CT...
> 4. Source released to the public domain... don't think anyone has done
> this yet...
>
> However, the final chapter hasn't been written at DXBase yet... if
> someone picks up the product end-point 2 might be viable.
>
> Tom wrote:
>> Could this be the future of LOGic?  DXBase has been around since the days 
>> of
>> the DOS operating system.  There are certainly several good logging 
>> programs
>> available for free.  I wouldn't be surprised.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Carroll [mailto:w2wg at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 6:37 AM
>> To: 'LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging
>> program'
>> Subject: [LOGic] DXBase closing shop
>>
>>
>>
>> This was posted on the DXBase email reflector on Friday.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gregg
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>> W6IZT
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>> Effective today, we have discontinued the sale of DXbase and we have
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>>> taken
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>>> steps to close Scientific Solutions, Inc.  For many months, we have
>>
>> studied
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>>> the prospects of further development work on DXbase.  We have studied
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>>> your
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>>
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>>> answers to surveys, private emails, reflector posts, and telephone 
>>> calls.
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>>> It became clear to us that DXbase 2007 already provides nearly all of
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>>> the capabilities that the vast majority of our customers want.
>>
>>> Therefore it would be unlikely that we could improve enough on DXbase
>>
>>> to warrant
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>> upgrades
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>>> in the near future.
>>
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>>> So after many many years, we have come to the end.  We appreciate the
>>
>>> loyalty that we have been given by so many of you and we wish you
>>
>>> success
>>
>> in
>>
>>> your ham activities.  We've made a ton of friendships over the years
>>
>>> and
>>
>> we
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>>> are grateful to have been given that opportunity.  We will of course
>>
>> remain
>>
>>> active in ham radio and will no doubt see many of you again.
>>
>>
>>> We have been accepting offers for the purchase of all rights
>>
>>> associated
>>
>> with
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>>> DXbase source code and will continue to accept offers for another ten
>>
>>> days
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>>
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>>> or so.  If a deal is reached with anyone, you'll hear about it from 
>>> them.
>>
>>> Since our DXbase email address will be shut down shortly, we will be
>>
>>> accepting offers at a temporary email address aa4lu123 at yahoo.com.
>>
>>
>>> Best wishes and thanks for your support, Jack
>>
>>
>>
>>
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