Date:         Mon, 9 Sep 1996 15:15:15 PDT
Reply-To:     Melvin Klassen <KLASSEN@UVVM.UVIC.CA>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Melvin Klassen <KLASSEN@UVVM.UVIC.CA>
Subject:      The BASS System (was: Expensive SAS on free Linux?)

Tim CHURCHES <TCHUR@DOH.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU> writes:
>To that end, whatever happened to the Bass System? This was a clone of the
>SAS data step and main statistical procedures which ran under MS-DOS (and
>other operating systems?) and was orders of magnitude cheaper than SAS. It
>seemed to fade from sight about 1990. Were they sued to death by SI?
 
When SAS/PC was released, it became a "market-killer",
even without the need for lawyers, and the Bass System, which ran on PCs,
just withered away.
 
From the SAS-L archives:
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| Date:         Mon, 27 Jan 1992 11:50:23 EST
| From:         Steve Marcus <SCM@HARVARDA.BITNET>
| Subject:      BASS
|
| I recall recently a note from Jeff Bass indicating the demise of
| the BASS system - it was a type of SAS-Lite. Does anybody know
| if it is still available in any form - perhaps shareware?
|
| The dilemma I am facing is that there is a project being under development
| that is going to be used both in the US and in 3rd world countries. Obviously
| the poorer countries don't have access to a sophisticated (and expensive)
| package like SAS. It would be great if a cheaper method was available
| for simple SAS-like tasks and yet could be simply converted for use in SAS
| for more complex analysis.
|
| Date:         Thu, 21 May 1992 10:24:54 EDT
| From:         Ray Pass <PASSRAY@CPMAIL-NZ.CIS.COLUMBIA.EDU>
| Subject:      BASS
|
| > Q: what has become of the BASS system - a sort of SAS lite.
| >    it was originally developed by Jeff Bass.
|
| In Sept '91, I reported on SAS-L that the BASS Institute had sent out post
| cards to customers announcing the demise of the the product.  I don't know
| what Jeff Bass is doing these days, but he was at SUGI 17, so is obviously
| still involved somehow.
|
| Date:         Thu, 21 May 1992 11:33:22 -0400
| From:         sce!CONNERBC/G=BEN/I=C/S=CONNER@MHS.ATTMAIL.COM
| Subject:      BASS
|
| For those interested, Jeff is alive and well and working for a
| pharmaceutical company in Southern California...
|
| Date:         Tue, 26 May 1992 03:45:05 GMT
| From:         tiny t <tamara@GLIA.BIOSTR.WASHINGTON.EDU>
| Subject:      Re: BASS
|
| Jeff is now (happily) marketing manager at AMGEN corp, a biotech
| pharmaceutical company. He and his family have moved out to California.
| BASS is no longer being supported and (I believe) can no longer be
| purchased.
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