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>>Just to add my historical $0.02...
>>The PACK command in dBASE II and III was a little iffy. Disk space was also an issue back in the Dark Ages (before Windows, when there was no light < G> ). It was more reliable to copy a file, leaving behind the deleted records. It was also a great help in speeding things up (back in the days of 7MHz) to have the data sorted by primary key order...
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>There are many of us who feel that Windows created a need for artificial light by blocking out the Sun...and Data General and MIPS, too...
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ROFLMAO

Guess blocking out the Sun spoiled Apple too, though the current crop seems to be recovering somewhat. Now if only M$ could have made VFP biplatform....

JEn