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Welcome to the PickWiki! This site is about Multivalue Databases. Learn more about the evolution of the Pick Operating System.

News

• 2024-12: Upgraded to mediawiki 1.43.0 LTS
• 2024-11: In Memoriam - Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC dies ComputerHistory.org
• 2024-11: PickWiki has been updated from MediaWiki 1.32.0 to 1.42.3
• 2024-10: Following the Rocket acquisition of Zumasys, Pickwiki.com has been migrated to Pickwiki.org
• 2024-08: JonSiskObit Obituary
• 2024-03: Multivalue-world - a trove of resources, particularly the Documentation pages
• 2021-10: Rocket acquires jBASE, Accuterm, and MultiValue Tools from Zumasys
• 2020-02: Apologies for the downtime, but the wiki is back up and several new features implemented - new registrations will require passing a Captcha, and edits/new pages will be moderated to prevent spam. Once a user has successfully edited/added a page, they will be added to a group that is unmoderated.
• 2019-01: The $10,000 MultiValue Idea Contest is Open until the end of February 2019
• 2016-09: Pick MultiValue Facebook Community
• 2015-07: Zumasys & Tincat Group Collaborate to Update The MultiValue Family Tree, or direct link to the Tincat Group Family Tree
• 2015-02: Management of pickwiki.com has been transitioned to Zumasys and the original UseMod Wiki platform has been migrated to MediaWiki
• 2015-01: Zumasys acquires jBASE!

Some useful starting points

• Getting Started with MultiValued Databases
• MultiValued Databases - Describes the database and its history
• HowTos - Common issues and solutions, like creating web interfaces
• Source Code - Programming and technical articles
• Pick/MultiValue Turns 50 Years Old
• In Memoriam - Remembering those who are no longer with us
• Pick Licensees - List of Pick Licensees

Other resources

• Multivalue-world has some amazing resources
• Blogs related to MultiValue software
• Community page includes links to employment, UserGroups and forums to post questions
• Freeware - All free, mostly open source
• MultiValue Consultants - Need some help? Find the perfect person!
• MultiValue Companies - List of companies which use MultiValue databases

About PickWiki

This wiki runs on MediaWiki and is managed by community volunteers

• Index - All pages
• Recent Changes
• Special:ListUsers - As a registered user, you can create your own page and your updates will automatically link to it!

Help

• If you're having problems with the wiki, or a MultiValued system, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mvdbms is a good resource
• Text Formatting Rules
• MediaWiki FAQ