kim@m44.unm.edu (03/18/91)
In article <91077.105954DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu>, DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell) writes: >I was in a local software shop and just ran across Personal RBase >on their shelf (I think it's a new product). > >I'd been looking at getting Clarion Personal Developer up to this >point. I've seen a demo-disk of Clarion before. The professional >versions of both products have received excellent ratings. > >Both are reasonably priced (<$100). Both seem to be full-featured >(for the price, anyway) environments for application development. >I'm not interested in a product confined to an environment (IE you >must own software X in order to run an application, template, or >worksheet written for it). Right now I'm leaning towards Clarion. > >- Does anyone have experience with either or both (I'm interested > in these versions, not the full-blown development versions - I > believe that apps from either can be moved to their 'big brother'). > >- Clarion specifically allows redistribution (with a special execute- > only runtime module). Does Personal Rbase (1) allow redistribution > of applications ? (2) Provide a runtime program of sorts for their > apps ? I'm not (right now, anyway) looking at commercial or shareware > redistribution, but I might down the road a little bit. > >- Are either program 'crippled' ? Clarion doesn't appear to be in any > significant way. What about Personal Rbase ? > >Thanks, Doug I thought that personal Rbase was a stripped down version of the MIcrorim RBase 3.1 database program. As such, it has all of the features of RBase 3.1, except that it does not have a "command line" mode (equivalent to dBase dot prompt). I *think* it was intended as a menu-driven relational database program for individual users. Probably the best source of detailed info on its capabilities would be the Microrim tech service line, whose number I don't know. It should be on the package, however. Daniel Kim
DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell) (03/18/91)
I was in a local software shop and just ran across Personal RBase on their shelf (I think it's a new product). I'd been looking at getting Clarion Personal Developer up to this point. I've seen a demo-disk of Clarion before. The professional versions of both products have received excellent ratings. Both are reasonably priced (<$100). Both seem to be full-featured (for the price, anyway) environments for application development. I'm not interested in a product confined to an environment (IE you must own software X in order to run an application, template, or worksheet written for it). Right now I'm leaning towards Clarion. - Does anyone have experience with either or both (I'm interested in these versions, not the full-blown development versions - I believe that apps from either can be moved to their 'big brother'). - Clarion specifically allows redistribution (with a special execute- only runtime module). Does Personal Rbase (1) allow redistribution of applications ? (2) Provide a runtime program of sorts for their apps ? I'm not (right now, anyway) looking at commercial or shareware redistribution, but I might down the road a little bit. - Are either program 'crippled' ? Clarion doesn't appear to be in any significant way. What about Personal Rbase ? Thanks, Doug -- Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, doug@ysub.bitnet Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555 doug@ysub.ysu.edu The Berlin Wall is the defining achievement of socialism. - George Will
DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell) (03/19/91)
In article <00945CA1.45D8C020@m44.unm.edu>, kim@m44.unm.edu says: > > >I thought that personal Rbase was a stripped down version of the MIcrorim >RBase >3.1 database program. As such, it has all of the features of RBase 3.1, >except >that it does not have a "command line" mode (equivalent to dBase dot prompt). That's pretty-much the same difference between Clarion Personal and Pro- fessional developer (there are others - you can't use the language extension modules with personal, etc). There was a comparison between the two Clarion products in a recent Programmer's Connection catalog. One note - Clarion's Personal Developer is at R2.0, Professional Developer has been upgraded to 2.1. I'm not sure what the significance is. It sounds like Personal Rbase is going for the same market - personal relational database needs that full Clarion/Rbase/dBase/Paradox would be overkill. Little things like "can I give a copy of this CD database application to my friends if they don't have personal Rbase" were what I was concerned about. Doug