>>I note that Visual dBase was codenamed "BladeRunner" - so similar to the VFP 5 handle - hmmm :-)
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>And... BladeRunner, the movie, was about a guy who's job it was to kill clones. What inspired Borland to use that code name is that they wanted to have dBase kill the FoxPro clone. Obviously it didn't work, and the RoadRunner got away (just like in the cartoons). :)

I am also curious about one technical difference between VdBase and VFP. Visual dBase was/is "winform" engine.

Why didn't MS go the Winform route with VFP way back then?