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- From: mlbarrow@mit.edu (Michael L Barrow)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
- Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro file sizes?
- Message-ID: <mlbarrow-060992154932@vrc-mac-2.mit.edu>
- Date: 6 Sep 92 19:54:32 GMT
- References: <1992Sep3.093407.545@lester.appstate.edu>
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- Egads, you should be using FileMaker Pro 1.0 already! It's much better than
- FileMaker II (which is unsupported, by the way). THe files can get a bit
- large, but you can save compressed copies every once and a while. You also
- can't compare FileMaker Pro to Panorama since Panorama is a RAM-resident
- database. In other words, it's cool, but it has some serious limitations
- that FM doesn't. Another reason why FM files are so big are from the
- indexing. Panorama just doesnt index as much as FM (which is not a minus).
-
- I suggest that you get away from FileMaker II as soon as possible and run
- out and get FM Pro 2.0 as soon as it hits the stores. It looks _really_
- cool.
-
- -- mlb
-
- In article <1992Sep3.093407.545@lester.appstate.edu>, WHITESR@APPSTATE.EDU
- (Steve White) wrote:
- >
- > I am a registered Filemaker II user considering Claris' $89
- > upgrade offer to Filemaker Pro II. Some years ago when I used
- > Filemaker II some, it seemed that its document files were
- > extraordinarily large compared with Panorama. Since my HD
- > space is at a premium, it would be helpful to know if Claris
- > has done anything about this with Filemaker Pro I or II?
- >
- > Steve
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