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dBase: 1979-2026

by Delphi Critic delphinightmares.substack.com published 2026-04-12

Litigation, neglect killed dBase. The dBase newsgroup servers went off-line since November 2025. Court-smart dBase vendors and AI accelerated the fall.

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