
Max/FE provides the basic level of data access with the core DBF and Max/MTX single-key index format. Applications using Free Edition functionality may be distributed and deployed broadlyÂagain at no further cost. Max Free Edition (Max/FE) provides unlimited DBF accessÂat no cost to the developer or the organization using the application. Max Free Edition includes a free 600-page language reference, DeveloperÂs Overview and Migration Guide. New programmers and learners can take advantage of this development toolÂat no cost. Other Xbase products require developers to use C++ compilers as an intermediary compilation environment. Microsoft no longer offers Fox products for UNIX. Computer Associates still sells its 16-bit DOS-only CA-Clipper 5.3, based on a 1988 design.įox and dBASE developers can work under Win32 and gain the Linux platform for their time-tested applications. Legacy DOS applications can now be hosted under Windows and Linux without memory management add-ons and tweaks to accommodate applications under Windows. Max offers superior options to todayÂs Xbase developers:Ĭlipper developers will appreciate MaxÂs ability to rejuvenate applicationsÂin a 32-bit environmentÂand without resorting to C++ compilers. The download rate drove PlugSys to add an FTP server and to post the release software on globally distributed web sites ( and ). PlugSys quietly placed preview Linux and Win32 versions on the companyÂs web site last week.

Xbase is still the workhorse scripting language around the world.


The product can be downloaded from the web site. Using classic Xbase commands and functions, Max developers write character-based applications that access data from SQL databases, FoxPro, dBASE and Clipper.

SAN LEANDRO, CAÂ PlugSys today announces immediate availability of Max 2.0 Free Edition, the 32-bit Xbase compiler for Linux and Windows providing free registration to application developers worldwide. Thousands Of Preview Downloads In One Weekģ2-bit Tool Runs Same Applications On Linux and Windows New Max 2.0 Xbase Compiler Creates Download Frenzy
