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From: rodent@netcom.COM (Ben Discoe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: dBMan 5 (Was Re: Still no Ami businessware.)
Message-ID: <28219@netcom.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 91 02:52:41 GMT
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wally@pallas.athenanet.com (Wally Hartshorn) writes:

>In article <27839@netcom.COM> rodent@netcom.COM (Ben Discoe) writes:
>>Once again, allow me to mention dBMan 5, a dBaseIII clone with enough extra
>>features to compete with dBaseIV, Clipper, etc.

>I've been using FoxPro (v1.0) at work on a Compaq.  Do you know enough
>about FoxPro to make a comparison to dBMan 5?

On MSDOS machines, Fox Pro is a bit faster since they code heavily in
assembler.  However, dBMan's advantage is it isn't limited to MSDOS
machines: we run on Amigas, Atari, the Mac, Sun/Dec/IBM/Motorola workstations,
minicomputers and even a few mainframes.  Total file compatiblity across
all platforms.

>  I have Superbase Personal
>on the Amiga and have been debating upgrading it to professional (3.0),
>but I want to do a bit more investigation of the competition before I
>do that.

  If you don't need DBaseIII/FoxPro/dBMan features and don't care about
following any business standard, Superbase is pretty good.  It's just
very limited.

>I like the features and power that FoxPro has [...]
>I particularly like FoxPro's
>"memo" field type -- [description deleted]

  Memo fields are part of the dBase standard.  Clipper and dBMan have the
most complete menu field functionality.

>Also, just as a thought, does/will dBMan support ARexx?

  It will if you ask for it.  Let me know how you could use it, and I'll
toss on an ARexx port in a jiffy.

>Wally Hartshorn (uunet!pallas!wally or wally@athenanet.com)
>President, Amiga Computer Enthusiasts of Springfield (ACES)

Ben Discoe, main programmer and long-time Amiga fanatic at
VersaSoft, makers of dBMan for the Amiga.