DBase (English Wikipedia)

Lammers, Susan M (1986). "C. Wayne Ratliff". Programmers at Work. Microsoft Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-914845-71-3.
Pournelle, Jerry (July 1980). "Omikron TRS-80 Boards, NEWDOS+, and Sundry Other Matters". BYTE. Vol. 5, no. 7. p. 198. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
Rash, Wayne Jr. (Fall 1983). "dBASE II Comes to Heath/Zenith". Sextant. No. 7. pp. 9–16. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
Rubel, Malcolm (February 1989). "dBASE IV Arrives". BYTE. pp. 217–222. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

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Brownstein, Mark (May 11, 1992). "CA acquisition of Nantucket consolidates XBase arena". InfoWorld. Vol. 14, no. 19. p. 8.
Chin, Kathy (1984-04-09). "Firms grab for dBase II gold". InfoWorld. Vol. 6, no. 15. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
Sullivan, Kristina (1987-11-02). "Giants nurture, rely on aftermarket firms". Computerworld. Vol. XXI, no. 44. p. SR31. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
Hart, Glenn A. (1984-02-07). "The ABC's of dBASE II". PC Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 2. p. 114. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
Littlefield, Warren M. (1993-06-04). dBASE-From the Dot Prompt: An Introduction to Structured Programming Using dBASE IV. State University of New York Press. pp. 205–220. ISBN 978-1-4384-1107-1.
Ross, Paul W. (1995-10-25). The Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists. CRC Press. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-8493-2530-4.
Littlefield, Warren M. (1993). DBASE - From the Dot Prompt: An Introduction to Structured Programming using dBase IV. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0791417808. LCCN 93-18937.
Daly, James (17 December 1990). "Judge kills Dbase copyright". Computerworld. Vol. XXIV, no. 51. pp. 1, 96.
Miner, Leslie (1984-02-07). "Three Days With dBASE II". PC. pp. 185–187. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
Burns, Bill (1981-08-17). "dBASE II: System of Assembly-Language Programs". InfoWorld. Vol. 3, no. 16. p. 18. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
Kronman, Jim (March 26, 1984). "Review: dBASE II". InfoWorld. Vol. 6, no. 13. pp. 67–68. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

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"dBASE® 2019". store.dbase.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
"About Us". store.dbase.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

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"dBASE® the Home of all things dBASE®". dBase.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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dBASE CLASSIC

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Taft, Bryan (September 19, 2013). 30 Years Ago: The Rise, Fall and Survival of Ashton-Tate’s dBASE. eWEEK.

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"The FoxPro History - Interview with Wayne Ratliff". www.foxprohistory.org.
Bursten, Sid (16 October 2001). "VP-Info and SharkBase". The History of FoxPro.
Susan Lammers, "How it Started - JPLDIS: How Came The Idea", The History of FoxPro
Susan Lammers, "Interview with Wayne Ratliff", The History of FoxPro
"Ashton-Tate People", The History of FoxPro
"The History of FoxPro - People That Contributed With Other xBase Tools". www.foxprohistory.org. Retrieved 2025-01-04.

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Lazzareschi, Carla (December 15, 1990). "The Creator of dBase Software Maintains That It Is Original". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
Zonana, Victor F. (May 10, 1987). "ASHTON-TATE : Confronting a Hard Life in the World of Software". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015.
Lazzareschi, Carla (11 July 1991). "Borland to Acquire Ashton-Tate in a $439-Million Deal". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.
Weber, Jonathan (March 25, 1992). "Microsoft to Buy Fox Software to Get Database Line". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. In its first major acquisition, software powerhouse Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that it will buy privately held Fox Software for about $173 million
Magid, Lawrence (25 February 1988). "Ashton-Tate has a Likely Winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
O'Reilly, Richard (April 23, 1992). "The Future of Database Programs". Los Angeles Times.
Weber, Jonathan (1991-10-15). "Borland Ordered to Share Key Software". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

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"Importing and Exporting dBASE Files - LibreOffice Help". help.libreoffice.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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Littlefield, Warren M. (1993). DBASE - From the Dot Prompt: An Introduction to Structured Programming using dBase IV. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0791417808. LCCN 93-18937.

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"ESRI Shapefile". www.loc.gov. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

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"Troubleshoot converting file formats - Excel - Office.com". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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Lewis, Peter H (August 19, 1990). "The Executive Computer; Can the New dBASE Solve Ashton-Tate's problems?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. dBASE had 40 percent of the data base market in 1989, compared with 62.5 percent in 1985.
Pollack, Andrew (March 25, 1992). "Microsoft to Try New Market By Acquiring Fox Software". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015.
Lewis, Peter H. (January 15, 1989). "At Long Last, dBase IV Arrives". The New York Times.

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1990 AICPA survey of computer usage (Report). 1990. 561. Retrieved 2025-04-30.

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wiki.openoffice.org

"Connecting dBase (xBase) - Apache OpenOffice Wiki". wiki.openoffice.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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"Definition of dBASE versions". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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"dBASE". Slashdot. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

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"xbase mode". SourceForge. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

techmonitor.ai (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New user interface for Ashton's dBase IV". CBRonline (Computer Business Review). February 17, 1988 – via TechMonitor.

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Proven, Liam (13 May 2026). "dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years". The Register. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

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O'Reilly, Richard (26 September 1994). "dBASE 5.0 for Windows has a Big Engine, but Lacks Speed". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

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Zonana, Victor F. (May 10, 1987). "ASHTON-TATE : Confronting a Hard Life in the World of Software". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015.
Lewis, Peter H (August 19, 1990). "The Executive Computer; Can the New dBASE Solve Ashton-Tate's problems?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. dBASE had 40 percent of the data base market in 1989, compared with 62.5 percent in 1985.
Lazzareschi, Carla (11 July 1991). "Borland to Acquire Ashton-Tate in a $439-Million Deal". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.
Pollack, Andrew (March 25, 1992). "Microsoft to Try New Market By Acquiring Fox Software". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015.
Weber, Jonathan (March 25, 1992). "Microsoft to Buy Fox Software to Get Database Line". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. In its first major acquisition, software powerhouse Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that it will buy privately held Fox Software for about $173 million
"Troubleshoot converting file formats - Excel - Office.com". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

"Worst tech mergers and acquisitions: Novell and Unix, Borland Ashton-Tate". ZDNet. In 1995, Novell sold the operating system to SCO. ... In 1991, Ashton-Tate merged with Borland

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