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From: vch@rruxo.UUCP (Kerro Panille)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Picking a Data Base Package & Computer System
Message-ID: <147@rruxo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 17:28:33 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 17:28:33 1985
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Keywords: dBASE III, KMAN2, Cornerstone, PC/Focus, LANLink, MULTILink
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>     I am looking for a multiuser or networked system which can:
>
>		  o Run very fast!!
>		  o Handle databases with over 5000 records
>		    with little to no change in acces time.
>                  o Able to communicate with AT&T 3B2 with
>		    little to no conversion.
>
>     One particular system I have been looking at is the IBM AT.  I also
>am looking at the Tandy 1200HD which is rumored to between the IBM XT and
...
>     Some software packages I have been looking at are:
...
>                  o PC/Focus - This by far is the most impressive software
>			       packages I've seen yet.  Purdue University had
>			       this demonstrated in their proto-typing class.
>			       Has anybody used this in the workplace?  If so
>			       how is it?
I have had more experience with PC/FOCUS than I care to admit. I found it
powerful, yet it didn't live up to the billing that Information Builders,Inc
give it. (IBI wrote PC/FOCUS as well as it's companion for IBM mainframes,
FOCUS) It is badly documented, technical questions are not answered by IBI
at all - they don't even know their own product, ie. you get conflicting
answers if you call more than once. Basically, they say it can do something
that sounds great, but when you try it, you find out that it can only 
perform under VERY specific conditions. Hardly useful. Also, it's incredibly
slow. At the price of $1500.00, it is NOT WORTH IT. At $200.00 it might be.

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