Re: Paradox upgrade advice

Anders,

>> Your company could have decided to re-write the apps more than 10 years
>> ago, when PDoxDOS was "going south", and, depending on the replacement
>> platform, might have migrated them AGAIN in the meantime, and now,
>> perhaps migrating them YET again!!.
>
> I don't agree.

??

Perhaps I should have added - "and you didn't spend a small fortune so far
on unnecessary re-writes, and the sky has not fallen..."

> This case might just be an example of how "old" software can be perfectly
> OK for a very long time at very low cost. How much would two upgrades have
> cost? Had it been worth it?

Absolutely!! That's what I had intended to convey! My apologies for not
doing so.

> Maybe it's time to upgrade today, maybe it can run for another 10 years?
> Without knowing the app and the tasks it has to fullfill it's impossible
> to tell.

....and without knowing the expected requirements over the long-term... eg,
email interfaces, website integration, integration with some "office"
products, larger databases (C/S), etc...

Agreed also. There's too much pressure to "upgrade/rewrite", with
Benefit/Costs < 1.00.

- Mike


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