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From: jay@argosy.UUCP (Jay O'Conor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: UNIX-MAC DB
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Date: 11 Sep 90 23:00:47 GMT
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In article <32@genco.uucp> rad@genco. (Bob Daniel) writes:

	< stuff deleted >

>If you decide to use Oracle on Mac, you must use
>Hypercard or 4th Dimension as a front end.  I would suggest 4D, Hypercard
>is not meant for high end database applications like 4D is.

Is this absolutely true?  I was under the impression that Oracle also
supplied an MPW interface to allow you to write code in a normal 3GL.
If Oracle on the Mac limits you to just a 4GL, that would really be a bummer.


Jay O'Conor
jay@maspar.com