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From: fr@icdi10.UUCP (Fred Rump from home)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: db_Vista III Anyone?
Keywords: db_Vista III, RAIMA, network database model
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Date: 26 May 90 17:42:42 GMT
References: <15198@s.ms.uky.edu>
Reply-To: fr@icdi10.UUCP (Fred Rump from home)
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In article <15198@s.ms.uky.edu> ericd@ms.uky.edu (Eric B. Durbin) writes:
>We're currently looking for a good database manager to develop a
>state wide cancer registry.  The registry software needs to be
>portable between multiple operating systems, UNIX, MS-DOS, and VMS in
>particular.  

The real beauty of db_vista is the source. If you know C, the world is at your 
fingertips regardless of the hardware of the moment.

As a developer using vista we are a very satisfied customer.

>Perusing the manuals, it appears to be a very solid
>and flexible database manager.

The product was voted the "most" flexible in a recent PC Week review. The only 
real problem is the lack of front end tools. There are few people in the 
market who are interested in producing anything for a royalty free product. 


>Has anyone had any experience with db_Vista III, or any other RAIMA
>product?

Specific questions can be e-mailed to me. Otherwise there is little to say.


>Has anyone had any experience with any other network database model
>products (such as MDBS IV)?

We've not used MDBS IV, but are a longtime user of MDBS III. It is because we 
have worked both with MDBS and Vista that has given us a lot of experience in 
the network database world. On the other hand, our involvement with relational 
stuff is rather limited.

fred 



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