klute@tommy.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Rainer Klute) (04/15/91)
In article <5459@wucc.waseda.ac.jp>, ytsuji@wucc.waseda.ac.jp (Y.Tsuji) writes: |> Some time ago, somebody said a database program sold by Regent Software or |> something was very similar to SQL and was relatively cheap, could anyone |> let me know the name and address of the software company? USA/Canada: Germany/Austria/Switzerland: Regent Software Computerware Gerd Sender P.O. Box 14628 Moselstrasse 39 Long Beach, CA 90803 5000 Koeln 50 (213) 439-9664 +49 221 392583 -- Dipl.-Inform. Rainer Klute klute@irb.informatik.uni-dortmund.de Univ. Dortmund, IRB klute@unido.uucp, klute@unido.bitnet Postfach 500500 |)|/ Tel.: +49 231 755-4663 D-4600 Dortmund 50 |\|\ Fax : +49 231 755-2386
shawl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (04/15/91)
> |> Some time ago, somebody said a database program sold by Regent Software or > |> something was very similar to SQL and was relatively cheap, could anyone > |> let me know the name and address of the software company? > > USA/Canada: Germany/Austria/Switzerland: > > Regent Software Computerware Gerd Sender > P.O. Box 14628 Moselstrasse 39 > Long Beach, CA 90803 5000 Koeln 50 > (213) 439-9664 +49 221 392583 > Apparently, (and unfortunately), I think Regent Software went out of ST business. BUT, apparently, a dedicated user of their materials, has taken it over. REGENT BASE is really good in many ways. One of the best ways was in the fantastic user support given by Frank Cohen; such support was important because the documentation was poor. (To give an idea as to the wonderful support Frank gave, I was a problem I could not solve; he had me send him my application; he found a bug in Regent Base itself, made the correction, and sent me the corrected version! Can't be beat!) The other problem was speed. BUT, once you know what you are doing, it is pretty nice. Again, the learning curve, at least for me, was steep.
goo@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Michael Goo) (04/19/91)
>/ hpindda:comp.sys.atari.st / shawl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu / 11:07 am Apr 15, 1991 / >> |> Some time ago, somebody said a database program sold by Regent Software or >> |> something was very similar to SQL and was relatively cheap, could anyone >> |> let me know the name and address of the software company? > >Apparently, (and unfortunately), I think Regent Software went out of ST >business. BUT, apparently, a dedicated user of their materials, has >taken it over. Does anybody know who this dedicated user is. Regent Base can still be found (my local dealer has a copy), but is it still being actively distributed? I upgraded to version 1.1 a long time ago. At that time Regent Software was starting to hype up Regent Base II. RBII was supposed to add a lot of features like full SQL compatibility. I didn't order it at the time, because I didn't have a need. If it is still available, I might consider picking it up. >The other problem was speed. I seem to recall that one of the services offered by Regent Software was the compilation of RB applications into .prg form. This would probably help with the speed problem. Then again, I could be mistaken about the whole thing. (Maybe it was a run-only module) Anyway, maybe the new support guy has the compiler (if it exists) and can distribute it. On a related note, has anyone tried out Timework's new Data Manager Professional? Any thoughts you'd care to share?
whitcomb@aurs01.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) (04/22/91)
goo@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Michael Goo) writes: [Gobs of stuff deleted] >On a related note, has anyone tried out Timework's new Data Manager >Professional? Any thoughts you'd care to share? ^^^ Do you mean that there is a new version of Data Manager Professional? I bought mine about a year ago, and although I haven't spent a great deal of time with it, it does seem like a nice vanilla database. The thing is completely GEM driven, but the menus and documentation are very "British", and some of the terms were less than intuitive in American English. (Funny how the languages have diverged! Usually the changes I've noticed are in developments in technology made since the turn of the century...truck vs. lorry, trunk/hood vs. boot/bonnet and so on. I was in England on business a year ago and had to translate British English to American English for my partner. Reminds me of a quote from "My Fair Lady". :^) ) Once you get used to the terminology it is easy to use, and relatively powerful. You have to live with the built in features though, because there is no associated command language. You also have to make sure you plan out your data fields well in advance, because you can't easily add new ones or change parameters of existing ones once you've gotten started. It should be more than adequate for all but the most advanced users. The program is not copy protected, so you can use it on your hard disk. It comes on two floppy disks, and is not bad to operate off of floppies (I did so before I bought my hard drive). -Jonathan ********************************************************************** Jonathan Whitcomb UUCP: <whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org> Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC Delphi: JBWHIT