Can you tell me something of the size of the system (e.g. number of tables and screens) and of the number of users that is working on average at the same time?

>We, at ABB Power T&D Co., Inc., South Boston, VA, converted our IBM &
>Digital mainframe systems to an all Novell network starting in 1994 and
>ending mid 1996. We have converted EVERYTHING to FPW 2.6a with the exception
>of our Engineering/Drafting system. We are running a $100M business on FPW
>2.6. We are going to convert to VPF 5 starting in Feb. If this is not robust
>enough for your customer I DON'T know what would be.
>
>Bob Brown
>Network Administrator
>
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>>One of my customers is afraid of letting us develop
>>an application for him using VFP. He has good experience with our software
>>company, using another tool, and he knows we can get the job done using
>>VFP.
>>
>>When VFP3 came out he refused to use it since it was a new tool. Also, he
>>received a BAD opinion from a well known consulting group.
>>He asked : "What is the positioning of Microsoft Visual Foxpro 3.0 ?"
>>They answered : "... The product does include limited multi-user
>>capabilities ... The underlying data management technology is simply not
>>robust enough for any application serious enough to require multi-user
>>support ... We would urge you to consider appropriate client/server
>>development tools"
>>
>>Now, I am trying to convince him to use VFP5 for a new application.
>>Again, he consulted the same group and was told that VFP is going to be
>>discontinued after 5.0 .
>>Sure - we have all heard those rumors for quit a while.
>>
>>HELP ME IF YOU CAN -- I am trying to gather as much information as possible
>>to convince him that his consultant is wrong.
>>
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