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From: olasov@cs.columbia.edu (Benjamin Olasov)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PD/Shareware Database Programs
Message-ID: <116@cs.columbia.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 89 18:57:39 GMT
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Reply-To: olasov@cs.columbia.edu (Benjamin Olasov)
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Hello,


Suppose you had several large VAXs running VMS, scads of IBM AT's, all on an 
Ethernet network. Further suppose you wanted to implement a facilities 
management and maintenance system using either FM software or database 
software with robust applications development capabilities (or both) that ran 
on the VAXs with corresponding software on the ATs. Further suppose that the 
databases created on the ATs must be directly readable by the VAXs, and vice 
versa. 

Which software would you use?

For 2 extra points, why?


Please respond to this account.


Cheers,

Ben Olasov