geb@cadre.UUCP (11/25/87)
References: I recently converted a Knowledgeman database file of about 80K into Hypercard by importing it. The resulting file (without any links at all) was 1.2 Meg! It seems like those who sell databases shouldn't worry about competition from Hypercard until we get Gigabyte disk systems, since just a few database files will soon choke the largest hard disk. The resulting stack does have a neat appearance, but I am not sure I want a file that I have to backup on 2 floppies using a hard disk backup program.
cute@sphinx.uchicago.edu (John Cavallino) (11/25/87)
In article <881@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU> geb@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (Gordon E. Banks) writes: > It seems like those who >sell databases shouldn't worry about competition from Hypercard ^^^^^^^^^ >until we get Gigabyte disk systems, since just a few database >files will soon choke the largest hard disk. Last week I attended a talk given by Bill Atkinson at a Chicago Mac users group meeting. One of the things he stated emphatically was that HyperCard is NOT a straight database, nor was it intended to be. Bill calls HyperCard a "software Erector Set, only you can make new parts." Bill is currently on a tour of user groups around the country, sponsered by Apple. If you can get to see him, GO!! He's lots of fun and very informative. Seeing him playing around with HyperCard is just awesome. JohnC -- ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!cute --John Cavallino The train is the same, only the time is changed. Ecce homo, ergo elk.
chuq@plaid.UUCP (11/25/87)
>I recently converted a Knowledgeman database file of about 80K >into Hypercard by importing it. The resulting file (without >any links at all) was 1.2 Meg! Did you try compacting the stack? When importing things, Hypercard tends to allocate space that can later be freed up, but you have to do that manually. --- Chuq "Fixed in 4.0" Von Rospach chuq@sun.COM Delphi: CHUQ