Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!julian!uwovax!16012_3045
From: 16012_3045@uwovax.uwo.ca (Paul Gomme)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Free form PC database
Message-ID: <2123@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 25 Apr 89 21:15:44 GMT
References: <7941@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
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Organisation: Department of Economics, UWO, London, Ontario, Canada

In article <7941@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, mrwittma@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Martin R. Wittmann) writes:
> I am looking for a text-oriented database, something like a computerized
> stack of 3x5'' cards, on which I can ``write'' notes, references, etc.,
> file, and later retrieve, sort, search, etc.  The capability to ``link''
> cards together would also be nice.  I don't need to generate fancy
> reports from these, nor necessarily do calculations.  I would probably
> want to send the text more less directly to a word processor or LaTeX
> input file...
> 
> What is available for the PC, either PD, shareware, or moderately priced
> commercial?
> 
> Thanks!!		martin wittmann
> mrwittma@phoenix.princeton.edu

I've been using MemoryMate for some time now, and find it quite to my liking.
(There is also a program called Instant which was shareware and seems to be an
early version of MemoryMate - perhaps Broderbund which puts out MemoryMate
bought the program.)

MemoryMate is a free-form database.  I keep all kinds of random bits of
information in one of my databases.  I've also created a bibliography database
to simplify searching for references, and to include the abstract so I can try
to remember what a particular paper is all about.  There's a hypertext option
which allows you to link entries together, but I've not yet used this option.

Searches are quick.  While I haven't asked MemoryMate to search through a
database of 1000+ items (I think the largest I've got so far is <100), I'm just
using an XT clone, and find the searches to be almost instantaneously
completed.  Search options include the usual boolean operators.

You can run MemoryMate as a TSR and pop it over top of your word processor and
cut-and-paste entries directly into the word processor.  Or you can export
records to a text file and import them later into your word processor.

As mentioned above, MemoryMate is put out by Broderbund.  I suspect that any
decent mail order outfit would be able to get you a copy.

I have no connection what-so-ever with Broderbund; I'm simply a happy user of
MemoryMate.
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