Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!hacgate!ashtate!dbase!awd From: awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Clipper for Mac? (hahaha) Summary: dBASE IV Runtime for the Mac Message-ID: <1991Jun3.032336.21819@dbase.A-T.COM> Date: 3 Jun 91 03:23:36 GMT References: Organization: Ashton-Tate, Inc. Lines: 37 In article , drmath@viking.UUCP (Doctor Math) writes: > What databases are there for the Macintosh? Specifically for someone > coming from a Clipper background.. Clipper for the Mac would be nice Your choices on the Mac are: 1) McMax from Nantucket. A third-party product re-packaged by Nantucket; not well integrated or well thought-of, I'm afraid, but I've never seen it. 2) FoxBase/Mac. An impressively Mac-like product, essentially dBASE III PLUS functionality with menus and radio buttons added to the language. I've known developers who were very happy with FoxBase/Mac, but one caveat: your Mac apps won't port easily to FoxPro on MS-DOS. 3) dBASE IV Runtime Plus for Macintosh was just released by us. It's 100% compatible with dBASE IV 1.1 (with limited "runtime" functionality and a dot prompt) and is cross- platform. Meaning you can compile a prg on MS-DOS and run the dbo object file on Macintosh, Sun, Vax, or MS-DOS unchanged. More platforms coming soon. 4) Something else, which I haven't heard of. I have played with FoxBase/Mac, and I can highly recommend it if you plan to stay on the Mac, or if dBASE III PLUS functionality is all you need and you can write to a lowest-common denominator across platforms. If cross-platform is a significant consideration, I'd suggest our product. /alastair/ -- |Disclaimer: I am speaking for myself, not as a spokesman for Ashton-Tate, |which does not monitor my outbursts here. I reserve all rights to my |opinions in terms of commercial endorsements.