Richard Gambrell wrote:

> As Michael pointed out to me, there is little point to porting
> Eloquence to MPE when it provides nearly complete Image emulation.
>
> Thus, Eloquence would seem to be a major option for those of us
> looking for solutions involving minimum modification to existing
> code, at least in so far as the database goes.
>

We ported 117 TuroIMAGE databases for one customer using HP Eloquence. It
was actually very easy.

Charles Finley
Transformix Computer Corporation
760-439-3146
Fax 760-439-3146
>
> Charles Finley wrote:
> >
> > Hi All:
> >
> > HP Eloquence www.hp-eloquence.com is a TurboIMAGE clone that
> runs on UNIX,
> > Linux, Windows NT and Windows 2000.  It is owned by HP Germany
> and is was
> > developed and supported by Marxmeier Software www.marxmeier.com.  I have
> > been asked by Michael Marxmeier the author of HP Eloquence to open a
> > discussion on HP Eloquence on this listserver.
> >
> > This request was prompted by Richard Gambrell's interest in
> learning more
> > about Eloquence.  I forwarded his questions to Michael and here is his
> > response.
> >
> > > Hello Charles.
> > >
> > > Thanks for CC'ing me.
> > >
> > > Richard, please let me add my 0.02 EUR ...
> > >
> > > > I wonder if they would consider making an MPE version available
> > > > to ease migration?"
> > >
> > > I wonder how that would be helpful? From a MPE ISV point of view the
> > > HP Eloquence database (with the TurboImage compatibility API) would be
> > > used as a compatible replacement for the HP3000 IMAGE implementation
> > > to make your application available on platforms beyond MPE.
> > > If there are compatibility issues they should be fixed so application
> > > changes could be avoided or minimized.
> > >
> > > Since porting an application to a different platform likely involves
> > > other variables besides the database would it really be of help to
> > > test the database separately?
> > >
> > > We are certainly open to suggestions ...
> >
> > It occured to Michael that other's might have questions about
> HP Eloquence
> > or suggestions on how it could be made more appealing to
> additional users.
> >
> > Charles Finley
> > Transformix Computer Corporation
> > 1832 Bailey Dr.
> > Oceanside, CA  92054
> > (760) 439-3146
> >
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