act 6Back in August, 2000 I ran an Act 6.0 launch event. I was super excited as it had been over 4 years since the release of Act 2000, and this version had Outlook integration!

Act 6 was sold in a physical box in those days. The box included a CD and instruction book along with your license number. If you were sneaky you could share your software with your friends as there wasn’t an enforced registration. Wow. Those were the days!

Act 5 and Act 6.0 have remained loyal; so loyal in fact that many of them are still using Act 5 and Act 6. And why shouldn’t they remain loyal: they have used the software for over 25 years free of charge. But is that really loyalty? I often wonder if these “loyal users” would still be in business if they had given their products and services away “free of charge” over the course of the last 25 years. Many Act 5 and Act 6 users often become angry because the software they purchased 25 years ago no longer works. My take is that you probably paid at the most $200 for that software 25 years ago; how many other purchases have you made that have lasted over 25 years with an average yearly cost of $8?

There is only one thing that is preventing Act 6 users from using their software for another 10 years: technology!

Act 5/2000 and 6.0 Database Conversions

So here it is over 25 years later and there are still countless Act 2000 and Act 6 users enjoying their software until technology rears its ugly head. So many scary new developments! Windows 10. Windows 11. Office 365. 64 bit computers. Ransomware.  Hard drive crashes.  And what? I can’t install my 30 year old software on my shiny new machine?

f you need help converting your database please reach out to the Act 5 and 6 Conversion Specialists at Tech Benders and we will get you through the process of converting your Act 2000 or Act 6 database into the 21st Century! We will talk you down from the ledge. Call us at 561.470.5450 or email us at info@techbenders.com and we will discuss your options! Trust me, we’ve done dozens of Act 5 and Act 6 conversions. We have never lost a single piece of data!