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From: Lou.Pendley@f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Lou Pendley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Is 4d (Fourth Dimension) on Mac better than ALL?
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Date: 28 Dec 90 06:11:29 GMT
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the struggle between Oracle and Ingres and Informix continues onward.  what

i would like to pose to this forum, is does Fourth Dimension on the Mac have
'almost' everything the other database systems have, and more, to include:

a) graphical user interface
b) procedural language
c) graphical data types, blobs (lookout Steve McQueen)
d) complete security
e) compile to binaries
f) links to other database vendors, Oracle, Ingres, Informix

the only limitations i can see currently are:

a) not SQL standard
b) not Client/Server architecture.
c) does it run under A/UX, apples Unix port
d) currently not portable to other O/S

your input please.

thank you.

lpendley@netcom.UUCP.

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