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From: jhg@Apple.COM (James Glanville)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Databases & CL/1
Summary: CL/1, DAL, Mac and VAX/IBM databases
Message-ID: <43571@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 90 00:01:13 GMT
References: <26519@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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CL/1 has been shipping since January 1990.  It went through
a long "beta" and early seeding process to developers and 
MIS shops.  

It is currently available from Apple through APDA.
APDA's number is 1-800-282-2732.  The current shipping
version is CL/1 1.1 .  CL/1 is under going a name change
to Data Access Language (DAL) and a new release DAL 1.2
will be available in early September.

DAL allows Mac applications to access SQL databases on
remote mini and mainframe computers.  To the Vax, it
supports async and AppleTalk (localtalk and ethernet) 
connections and Ingres, Oracle, Rdb, Informix, and Sybase
databases.  In the mainframe world, it supports DB2 and
SQL/DS via 3270 connections.

- James Glanville                  Internet: jhg@apple.com
  DAL Guru and Project Leader      Disclaimer:  Apple and I both say things.
  Apple Computer, Inc.				They are often different.