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- From: moore@iastate.edu (Brian J Moore)
- Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
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- References: <1992Nov13.192808.12128@PacBell.COM> <168A180F1.JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu> <1992Nov16.165628.8451@PacBell.COM> <1992Nov16.183820.14695@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:32:32 GMT
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- In <1992Nov16.183820.14695@eng.umd.edu> senft@eng.umd.edu (Matt T. Senft) writes:
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- >In article <1992Nov16.165628.8451@PacBell.COM> jcwasik@srv.PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
- >>In an article JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu writes:
- >>
- >>>And how does Access relate to FoxPro for Windows, which I had assumed was
- >>>going to be MS's database for Windows?
- >>
- >>These are two separate products. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the
- >>Access product has been known for years as "Project Cairo." MS already had
- >>it when they bought out FoxPro. I do not know what their plans are. One
- >>would hope they would migrate these two products together.
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- FoxPro was an acquired product and not as sophisticated as Access,
- you'll see this by the pricing of the two databases.
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- I'm not to sure of the details, to compare FoxPro, but Access will do
- pretty much anything you want it to, but you'll pay for it. If you need
- a Windows database, get it while its $99, you'll never spend a better
- $99 on a piece of software.
-
- I haven't seen Paradox/Win, but being a Paradox/DOS fan, I can't see how
- Borland can be Access. It actually was worth the wait.
-
- >Cairo was not the project name for Microsoft Access.
-
- Cirrus was... hope Cairo doesn't take as long as Cirrus...
-
- >Matt
- >(Admission: I work for Microsoft)
-
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