Bruce Gilham Jr.

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Tell me what it runs on.

Three questions, then whatever else you want to say. I read every one myself and reply in plain terms: whether I can help, roughly what it costs in time and money, and what I would do first. No sales call, no deck.

Silverlight, LightSwitch, Classic ASP, VB6, WinForms, Delphi, FoxPro, Access, SQL Server 7 — or whatever the last developer called it. A guess is fine; I will work out the rest.
In your words. "Runs the plant floor." "Every order goes through it." "Payroll cannot run without it."
This tells me how urgent it is, what the outage costs you, and what has to be protected during a move.
Or message me on LinkedIn.

What happens next: I reply by email, usually the same or next working day, with a straight answer. If it is a fit, the first step is a short read of the code and database — a fixed, bounded piece of work at a fixed price, ending in a written account of what the system does and what a move would take. You keep that document whatever you decide.