How I used to create complex forms in dBase IV

Olivetti D2200 Electronic Notebook

by johna | January 24, 2026 | Retro

The Olivetti D2200 is a small personal organiser/PDA from around 1991.

It has two menus to access the organiser and calculator features, and a third menu for settings.

Data:

• Telephone Mode
• Business Card
• Memo Mode
• Schedule Mode
• Calendar
• Home Time
• World Time
• Anniversary Date

Calc:

• Calculator
• Replay Calculator
• Checkbook Record
• Project Planner
• Metric Conversion
• Currency Exchanger
• Size Conversion
• Expense Report

Func:

• Secret Code Set
• Communication
• User Dictionary
• Memory Collection
• Memory Check
• Key Tone
• Auto Power Off Period
• Auto Demo

The D2200 is powered by two AAA batteries and has a CR2016 3V battery for backup during battery changes. The dimensions are 15.5 cm wide, 8.5 cm deep, and 2 cm high (approximately).

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How I used to create complex forms in dBase IV

by johna | January 18, 2026

dBASE has methods to easily create data-entry forms but often I would want something more advanced.

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Another pointless project - this time for MS-DOS - and how good is Claude?

by johna | December 21, 2025

I've been looking at old MS-DOS applications and started thinking about what would have been a useful application for MS-DOS, with all the knowledge we have now.