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From: nelson@epiwrl.EPI.COM (Ken Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Using same database from Macs and Suns
Keywords: dbase, foxbase, macintosh, sun
Message-ID: <3894@epiwrl.EPI.COM>
Date: 26 Nov 90 13:47:01 GMT
Organization: Entropic Research Laboratory, Inc., Washington, DC
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Our marketing people use Macintoshes and Dbase/Foxbase based prospect
tracking software.  Our engineers use Sun's (for development) but get
calls from prospects, and provide customer support, etc....

I would like to host this database over TCP/IP, NFS on the Suns.  I know
this is possible, but this leads to another possiblity that I am not
sure about.

Could my engineers running DBASE for the Sun, or FoxBase, use the database
at the same time as the marketing people on the Macs?  

Is there another way to do what I am trying to do (share databases across
multiple platforms)?


Thanks,

Ken Nelson
Computer Systems Manager
Entropic Research Laboratory
(202) 547-1420