>>>Then my question is "Why are you still in DOS?" With the cost of hardware
>today, I'm hardpressed to see a reason to still be there.
>>
>>Even with the low price of hardware today, some organizations depend upon
>donated >equipment which is usually several generations old. One I know of
>upgraded this year from a >dual floppy, no hard-drive system to a 386 with
>windows 3.1, and they're excited about it.. >They want me to write a few
>programs for them - I don't think I'll be using VFP.
>>
>I only have one question, if they can't afford new hardware with todays
>prices, how can they afford to get someone to write programs for them ????

Quite often they have to make the choice between hardware and software. If they can hire someone to write software that will run on the hardware they have, or they can spend their money on hardware that will prolly be WAY to underpowered by the time they get the money together for programming, which way do you think they will go? Hardware will ALWAYS need upgrading.

Like the analogy someone gave me...."Why pay for a Lamborghini (sp?) when a Chevy will suit my purposes quite well?"