[Request] Borland Reflex 1.x

Banjo

Borland's "Reflex" was database software from the mid 1980's. WinWorld has version 2.0 (as does Vetusware) but I can't find any earlier versions anywhere online, though I know they exist. Presumably (hopefully) this would be on images of 5.25" floppies.

eanderson

I recently acquired a copy of Reflex but I've not been able to determine the version. The strings I've been able to find that may be of use are:

Welcome to Reflex - The Analytic Database
Copyright (c) 1984,1985 Analytica Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
001-xxx-654321
Program needs DOS 2.0 or greater.

Interestingly enough, there are no mentions of Borland in the files.

There's also the file dates that may help.

SYSTEM

SomeGuy

Upload it to a file hosting site of your choice (we don't have an automated upload here) so we can take a look at it.

Analytica was the company that wrote Reflex before it was bought by Borland.

According to this, Analytica made their first release in late 1984.
https://books.google.com/books?id=kVhEPmU8Z6IC&lpg=RA2-PA94&dq=Analytica reflex&pg=RA2-PA94#v=onepage&q=Analytica reflex&f=false

Before it was bought by borland, it was more targeted at corporate users, so it may have had less discrete releases.

So it sounds like it predates borland's "1.0" but may not be the first Analytica release.

callmejack

Here is version 1.1 of Reflex by Borland / Analytica

https://mega.nz/file/HWwRRQ7a#_-6BXz91GkXXwkR9daEMzTeHat-_B4Qrpxx4QNBd7gc

callmejack

@eanderson your copy might very well be verison 1.0 as the one I just uploaded is dated 02.21.1986 (reflex.exe) versus 06.15.1985 for yours. I hope you can image those disks and upload them it would be great !

ibmpc5150

Thanks for upload version 1.1

Also this is listed on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114208888438