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- From: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Access v. Paradox Engine + C++/OWL
- Keywords: database, gui, C++, borland, access, paradox
- Message-ID: <905@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 13:39:09 GMT
- References: <43335@sdcc12.ucsd.edu$ <43446@sdcc12.ucsd.edu$ <1993Jan21.161825.1099@netcom.com$
- Reply-To: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
- Organization: DaytonOH.NCR.COM
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- In article <1993Jan21.161825.1099@netcom.com$ jono@netcom.com (Jonathan Levine) writes:
- $In article <43446@sdcc12.ucsd.edu$ pluto@cs.ucsd.edu (Mark Plutowksi) writes:
- $$ [Many comments about other databases deleted...]
- $$
- $$it is much simpler than the Paradox/BC++/OWL combo, and certainly
- $$more far along in this regard than Borland's Approach, which is old
- $$in comparison. For example:
- $$
- $$"Borland Approach was out before Microsoft Access.
- $$It isn't near the product that
- $$Access is with regard to simplicity of use, manuals, and coding.
- $$- Rob Steele"
- $$
- $
- $Borland's old product is called ObjectVision. Approach is published by
- $Approach Software Corporation, and has been generally given higher
- $"ease of use" ratings than Access.
- $
- $Jonathan
- $
- $--
- $Jonathan Levine "Paradise is exactly like
- $jono@netcom.COM where you are right now,
- $( ^^^^^^^^^^ New EMail Path) only much, much better."
- $ -- Laurie Anderson
-
- Please take a look at FoxPro for Windows. It's due to be released this
- month and is as fast as any DB I have ever seen. Yes, even in Windows!
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