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From: barr@frog.UUCP (Chris Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Building a small application on PC
Summary: DataEase, Paradox won PC Week 'shootout'
Keywords: PC, small application, database
Message-ID: <18384@frog.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 90 23:15:00 GMT
References: <2907@amc-gw.amc.com>
Organization: Charles River Data Systems
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In article <2907@amc-gw.amc.com>, mist@amc-gw.amc.com (Michael Steltman) writes:
> I want to build a small (it looks ike a small one...) database application
> for an inventory and shipping adminstration, on a PC.
> ...
> What's the best thing to use to create this? Dbase IV? Reflex? program it
> in turbo pascal? I appreciate experiences and opinions on this.

PC Week's recently reinvigorated testing department invited 17 vendors
to show their stuff - each got an application spec to be implemented,
and daily q&a updates.  LOTS of variables make this open to debate, 
including programmer efficiency & experience, hardware, missing vendors 
(Oracle, others), etc.