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FoxPro 2.6 for Mac v. newer Mac OSs
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Visual FoxPro
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FoxPro 2.x
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Hi Alex,

I can't answer all these questions, but here is my 2cents worth:

> 1.) What was the last Mac OS version that FoxPro for Mac 2.6a ran under?

The last stable version I had my old FPM 2.6a to run on was OS 8.x. I don't know what the "official latest relase of Mac OS was that was considered OK." When I attempted to move to OS 9.x I lost 1/2 of the hair on my head. I had all kinds of issues with this (printing, etc.).

>2.) Is anyone using VirtualPC on a current Mac to run a FoxPro for Mac application? If so, what problems have you encountered and how is performance? It's been Y-E-A-R-S since I ran a VirtualPC product on a Mac and remember them being really, really slow. Has that changed?

Perhaps I am a little confused on this one, but I believe VirtualPC allowed the Mac to run PC programs. I do have a number of clients running my VFP 7.x app on newer Mac's running VirtualPC with no issues (good until they move to PC's completely).

>3.) Has anyone migrated a FPM 2.6 application to Visual FoxPro 3.0/Mac running under Mac OS X? Can that work? How extensive would it be to move a 2.6 FPM app to VFP 3.0?

Don't do this. VFP for Mac 3 was never developed by Microsoft after the initial release and has been discontinued about as long as FPM 2.6a. This would take a lot of work also.

With Dell selling PC's with Monitors as low as $349 this past week, it might be easier just to replace those old Mac's.

Mel Cummings
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