Paradox/DOS was the successful DOS-depending database of the late eighties, early xc. At that instance, dBase and its xBase clones (Foxpro, dbFast, Clipper programming language, dbXL) had a lion's part of the market. More guiding light challenger were Clarion, DataEase, rBase, Dataflex, MDBS Knowledgeman.

A features that distinguished Paradox/DOS were:

a ocular Query By Example implementation that was supported by an AI engine. effective utilise of memory (conventional also when extended / expanded) - caching information tables & particularly, indexes which induced Paradox to execute tasks super quickly inside direct contrast to the expressed skills called upon for xBase performance optimization. an innovative programing language a Paradox Application Language (PAL) that was decipherable, right, & can be recorded from either keyboard actions (such as like Lotus 1-2-3 macro recording). Although non object oriented, PAL was known as object based. Lotus-prefer text menus & windows which was the native interface (around counterpoint to dBase which experienced a cli in top of which cumbersome menus were layered). Particularly inside Paradox One.0 & Two.Cypher, a user & programming manuals won readability awards - they were extravagantly illustrated, easily placed out & explanations were written within most common English. Inside counterpoint xBase & more manuals were text dense, every now and agaaround potentially typewritten in patently Messenger by owning there are no attempt at agent site layout.

Paradox for Windows was the distinctly different product by the different team of software engineer. Borland got by this period, acquired Ashton-Tate & was preoccupied around proving Object Oriented Programming, within designing Paradox/Windows and dBase/Windows in such how else that each would part a most common database engine (known as the Borland IDAPI engine). This shift within focus stimulated delivery datelines for Paradox/Windows & dBase/Windows to become lot delayed leaving Microsoft to score swell by having the pre-Christmas release of their Microsoft Access database program. Microsoft Access was sold for the fraction of the price of Paradox/Windows & bundled sustaining Word, Excel & Powerpoint around Microsoft Office Professional. Farther, Access performance was dependable thanks to team contributions from either Foxpro computer programmer.

Although there are numerous fans of ObjectBuddy - the programing language for Paradox/Windows, PAL/DOS scripts may not easy exist as migrated - a object & event system were totally different forcing a developers utilizing PAL to totally rewrite their database applications.

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