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  2. From: weiss@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
  4. Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
  5. Message-ID: <8693@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>
  6. Date: 18 Nov 92 19:46:25 GMT
  7. References: <1992Nov13.192808.12128@PacBell.COM> <168A180F1.JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu>
  8. Sender: news@SEAS.UCLA.EDU
  9. Organization: SEASnet, University of California, Los Angeles
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  12. In article <168A180F1.JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu> JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu writes:
  13. >And how does Access relate to FoxPro for Windows, which I had assumed was
  14. >going to be MS's database for Windows?
  15.  
  16. I asked Microsoft this very question.  They told me that Access is easier to
  17. use, but less powerful.  They would not go into further detail than that.  It
  18. kinda pisses me off.
  19.  
  20. Nonetheless, they did indicate that Access would be a database eligible for
  21. Microsofts competitive upgrade to FoxPro.  Therefore, you can get Access for
  22. $99, and FoxPro for another $99 (or was it $199?).  All in all, not a bad deal
  23. for two software packages of that obvious power.  Furthermore, if you don't
  24. currently have a database package, going the Access-->FoxPro route will still
  25. save you money over purchasing FoxPro straight.
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  28. -  Michael  weiss@seas.ucla.edu   |  School of Engineering & Applied Science  -
  29. -   Weiss   izzydp5@oac.ucla.edu  |   University of California, Los Angeles   -
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