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       First there were only file managers.
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           Then came the slow, interactive programs like dBASE.

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               Then came the compiler-only products like
                  Clipper and the bunch.

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         N o w . . .
         

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                        The

                        Next

                        Logical

                        Step
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                        in the

                        Evolution . . .
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                               S T E P

                                 U P

                                 T O
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                             V P - I n f o    
                                Level 1       
                        

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       The ALL-PURPOSE database language . . . compiler and

        interactive mode in one powerful, shareware package!!!
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                        Ŀ
                             V P - I n f o    
                                Level 1       
                        

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       Superior to dBASE III Plus, dBASE IV and the rest of the
             database pack
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                   . . . at a fraction of the price!
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                             INTRODUCING


                            VP-Info Level 1
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                   The Most Powerful Database Language
                  Ever Released in the Shareware Market
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         The HIGH-SPEED, LOW-COST Database Management System
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       Just look at what   VP-Info Level 1   includes now!
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   Data files compatible with dBASE II, dBASE III, dBASE III Plus,
    and dBASE IV. Use them - without conversion!
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      Built-in one-step compiler speeds your programs, without
       making development more complicated!
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  Extended command language offers more power, more control,
   more flexibility. Includes most dBASE commands and
   functions. . . plus more than 100 more!
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      Automatically supports 8087 or 80287 for extra speed
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             CHECK OUT THE POWER OF VP-Info Level 1!
                          
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    Up to 250 fields and 4,000 characters per records
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        Access 6 data files and 4 DOS files at the same time
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    Attach up to 7 indexes to each data file
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        Read and write a wide variety of file types - even dBASE
         II/III/IV data files - without conversion at any time
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    Reads and writes all memo fields from all dBASE versions . . .
     something even dBASE can't do without file conversion
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        Compiles for speed and security
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                 CHECK OUT THE POWER OF VP-Info Level 1!
                              
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        "Paint" your input and output screens directly - no
         awkward @ SAYs and @ GETs or extra utilities required!
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     Reads and writes variable-length data records in
       easily-accessed "library" files
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        Fully relational - even reports can use up to
         6 related data files simultaneously
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    Communications port I/O - standard
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        Reads and writes external files in any format,
         random or sequential
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                        VP-Info Level 1 has an
               EXTENDED dBASE-LIKE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
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                 xBASE programmers feel right at home
                 . . . but they LOVE these new features:
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    MENU function instantly creates "light-bar" menus
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        BOX, SCROLL, WINDOW and SCREEN commands for fast,
         fancy displays like these
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    POST command makes accounting and inventory applications
     a snap
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        LIBRARY for high-speed text-file access and display
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                 xBASE programmers feel right at home
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                 . . . and they LOVE these new features:
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   User-designed input forms for EDIT, BROWSE and READ,
    created with WYSIWYG ease using VP-Info Level 1's
    internal text editor or any ASCII ordinary word processors
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    ON FIELD gives powerful control over READ operations . . .
      even in BROWSE, EDIT and APPEND
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        Multi-dimensioned arrays
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    Dozens of powerful new functions
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        . . . and EVERY single-line command works
        interactively!
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                      VP-Info Level 1 is by far the FASTEST,
                         most flexible database manager
                            in the shareware market today!

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                            AND -- AS A BONUS -- IT COSTS
                               LESS THAN ITS BETTER-KNOWN,
                                  LESS POWERFUL COMPETITORS!
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                 HOW FAST IS VP-Info Level 1?
                    
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  Most operations run faster than any version of dBASE.
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      Typical business applications run 4 TO 10 TIMES FASTER!
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  Compared to dBASE IV and its many overlay files, constantly
    being swapped in and out of memory, VP-Info Level 1 is "lean
    and mean" . . . easy to learn and a lot faster to program!
                                      
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