The Clearbrook Software Group Information Management System (CSG IMS) is a relational database manager for OS-9 (6809 and 68000) that includes a structured applications language.
CSG IMS features:
I found two reviews of IMS. The April 30, 1991 (2.1MB .pdf) issue of the OS-9 Newsletter from the Bellingham OS9 Users Group featured a comparative review of 10 databases for OS-9 on pages 2-4. An in-depth review of IMS appeared on pages 36-39 in the September 1986 issue of '68' Micro Journal. The availability of IMS Version 1.3 and the OS-9/68000 version is mentioned on page 44 of that same issue. Clearbrook Software Group even had plans to implement IMS for MS-DOS, the Atari ST, and the Amiga. I don't know whether those plans ever came to fruition, or not.
A floppy disk in my collection says it contains the Version 2.1 update (with some files dated 1988-Oct-31 and 1988-Nov-17), which is the most recent version of CSG IMS that I have found so far -- refer to disk images below. I don't know what changes were made to IMS between v1.3 and v2.1. There may have been other versions released in the following 4 or 5 years, as I found a forum message dated March 1993 mentioning a new version (at least for the 68000) that would be out soon. If anyone finds a newer version of IMS for OS-9/6809, or any version of IMS for OS-9/68000, please let me know.
I used CSG IMS to build a custom accounting package for General Ledger and Inventory (including parts assemblies) for my Sardis Technologies manufacturing and mail-order business.
Paul Kehler, who was president of Clearbrook Software Group Inc., gave me permission via e-mail on 2022-Jun-08 to post the manuals and software, saying he "releases all claims to them".
I am currently creating a document with additional supplementary information.
In the future I hope to create a Ready To Run (RTR) bootable disk image for the CoCo 3, along with step-by-step instructions on how to get started.
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CSG IMS Tutorial and Reference Manual, Release B, January 1, 1986
(Version 1.0) for OS-9/6809. (7MB .pdf 368 pages) |
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CSG IMS Supplementary Documentation, Release A, for Version 1.3 for OS-9/6809. (1.8MB .pdf 50 pages) |
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CSG IMS Supplementary Documentation - Part 2. (not available yet) (???KB .pdf) |
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Two DSK images (35T/SS/DD CoCo OS-9 format) of CSG IMS v1.3 for CoCo. (116KB .zip) |
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Two DSK images (35T/SS/DD CoCo OS-9 format) of CSG IMS v2.1 Level 1 for CoCo. (111KB .zip) |
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"CSG IMS" was a trademark of Clearbrook Software Group Inc.
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Last revised 2024-Apr-28 23:18 PDT.
Copyright 2020- David C. Wiens.
