rabbit@psivax.UUCP (Joe Kwan) (06/14/88)
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forward to my friend. And I can post a summary if there's sufficient
interest. Thanks.
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Two neophyte users, one with no experience w/ computer experience
at all, the other with no programming experiece, are seeking to create
a data base for the catalog for their LARGE record collection (LPs
and 78 rpms). Nine fields, probably six of which would be used
as search keys for reporting, and around 15,000 records (as in
Database Records). We have some questions which we haven't been
able to answer, and while we appreciate related information, we
can't run before we learn to walk and a lot of the information we've
received thus far is unfortunately beyond our comprehension.
#1. Could HyperCard run this volume at a reasonable/acceptable rate?
Does anyone out there have first-hand experience w/ this? What
hardware is needed?
#2. If not HyperCard, would FoxBase, Fourth Dimension, dBase Mac,
Omnis 3, or Helix (other?) require much programming?
Is it unreasonable to hope that two greenhorns could, without devoting
all our waking hours, reach an intelligent decision as to what to buy
(we're starting w/ nothing and a budget of about $3,500-$4,000), and
be entering data and generating reports by Sept. 1?
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Joe Kwan
Systems Analyst
Pacesetter Systems, Inc. A Siemens Company
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