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PC-File was a flat file database computer application for DOS. It was one of the first of three widely popular software products sold via the marketing method that became known as shareware. It was originally written by Jim Button in late 1982.

The program was usually distributed for the cost of diskettes by local PC user groups. There was no copy protection and a manual was distributed as a file on the same diskettes as the program. It was extremely simple to use and extremely stable. It ran on just about any PC, while competing commercial products costing hundreds of dollars were often picky and full of bugs.

References

  • The Complete Guide to PC-File, Version 5.01, by Margaret Levine Young and Robert J. Levine.

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