dBase
dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day. The dBase system included the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that tied all of these components…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1979
- Category
- database
- Problem solved
- dBase was created to provide an accessible and integrated solution for managing structured data and developing database applications on personal computers, which were previously limited to less flexible file systems or complex mainframe/minicomputer systems. It democratized data management for small businesses and individual users.
- Platforms
- PC-DOS, Windows, CP/M, linux, windows, MS-DOS, unix, web, OS/2 (limited)