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From: ssd@sugar.uu.net (Scott Denham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: PD/Shareware Database Program Wanted
Keywords: Database, cheap, functional
Message-ID: <2909@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 26 Oct 88 16:13:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: sugar.2909
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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Can anyone recommend a PD or shareware database system for the Amiga??
Given the large amount of freely-redistributable software that exists for
the Amiga, I find it a little puzzling that I've found so few offerings 
in this area - given the huge success of PC-File on MessyDos you would
think that there would have been more attempts at doing such a package
for the Amiga; after all, there are plenty of GOOD comm programs, editors,
a few compilers, and gobs of graphics utilites out there!  Have I missed
one??  My only experience has been with HyperBase, which at version 1.5
was so buggy as to be useless, and at 1.6 has matured to the point of 
being useful as long as you have no need to print anything out of the 
database.  Lacking such a product, has anyone had good experience with
an inexpensive commercial product??  For the few odd things I'd like to
have a database system for, I can't justify shelling out for SuperBase 
(besides, dongles are hopeless on a 2000!) or like product.  

 Scott Denham 
 
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