solutions wanted Templates for version 5.5

[techdir]

Templates for version 5.5

I have lost my installation disc.

But only 16 templates came on it.

Where would I find free templates for version 5.5

thanks jake

[Vaughan]

This will sound harsh, but why bother doing *anything* with FMP 5.5?

Get a cheap copy of FMP 8.0 or 8.5 fro somewhere. Or download the FMP 9.0 trial which lasts for a month or so.

[David McQueen]

I can see several possible reasons for that:

1. They are heavilly invested in 5.5 and not ready to change. Smaller copmanies will wring the last ounce of productivity out of both software and hardware and if their needs are not that sophisticated, they can do a lot of wringing.

2. 5.5 is rock solid

3. 5.5 is too dumb to be either Vista or Leopard aware, so it seems to run on both without problem - unlike FMP 7, 8.0 and 8.5 which have all had/have problems

4. 5.5 supports absolutely the largest hardware base of any versions in general use. It runs native on Mac Classic, OS X and Windows from Win 98 up. Going to 5.0 would get you back to Win 95 and System 7.6.1 (probably earlier with no networking), but it was buggy. FMP3 brings you right back on Mac and Windows, but does not do OS X natively.

Larger and more sophisticated companies will have a hardware/software upgrade strategy with gives a definite life cycle to the IT environment. The smaller the company, the less this is so.

Extreme example: In 1996 or 1997, I wrote a program for a fellow doing snow removal. It was written in FMP2.x and run on an 040 performa Mac .... And it still does.

If the computer does not burn out or the database does not corrupt, he will never update this program. It does everything he wants, the way he wants it. ( I know ... No upgrade business for me said in the "Seinfeld soup nazi" accent). He will retire and then the program will die ( or get sold as part of the business to the next guy).