Anyone out there who used this old intergraded software? I have old database files from years ago I need to get into. Using the 1987 version of EIO, they were created and saved on 3.5 floppies. The FILE extensions are .DEF, .DBF, .DBT, .NDX, .RP.

Using 3.5 floppy drive I was able to load and open the 1992 version. I find that the 1992 version wants to load a file *.WDF and does not recognize *.DBF, so obviously I am unable to open the old files.

When I tried to load the 1987 version, I get a "disk not formatted" error.

My OS is Windows XP SP3

Here are my questions:

First, would an old DOS program like EIO 1987 run under Windows XP?

If so, what can I do to get around the “not formatted” message?

If not, is there any place that will run old PROGRAMS and export the DATA to a common database format such as *.tab, *.csv, etc?

Should I hunt around for an old DOS computer or is there another inventive way to get this done?

Any help will be greatly appreciated
DBF is most often associated with DBASE II.
Without knowing the resin for you urgent need, if I were your consultant, but I am not, I would ask for a $550 retainer. Skip that. Just joking.

Get an older PC with Windows 98. Get the original program. Trying to just read the data without the program can be a wild CHASE. It maybe a type of data base where not all the relevant material is in just one file. Which is common in database programs made in that era.