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From: emery@cs.utexas.edu (Emery Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Q: Easy (for non-programmers) and flexible PC-based DB ?
Keywords: IBM PC database simple flexible user-friendly
Message-ID: <575@gaigan.cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 17 May 89 19:25:36 GMT
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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I am looking for a friendly and powerful database system for the IBM-PC.
I have been writing programs in dBASE III plus / Clipper for my father,
which he uses to run his business.  However, his database needs are
constantly changing, and each new change necessitates a rewrite of the
program.  I cannot just set him loose in dBASE's "assist" mode, which
really is not friendly or simple when you need any kind of sophisticated
reporting.

So, an optimal answer to the problem would include the following :

(1)  a very easy and yet powerful user interface,
(2)  fast queries,
(3)  a _real_ relational model, and
(4)  a good price :-)

Any suggestions?  Please mail replies to the below e-mail address.

Thanks in advance,


_____ Emery Berger (emery@cs.utexas.edu)
_____ Department of Computer Science
_____ University of Texas at Austin
_____ Austin, TX   78712