Re: Moving from XP and looking for replacement programs

From: Alex Malinovich (demonbane_at_the-love-shack.net)
Date: 04/19/04

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:06:49 -0500

    On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 01:30, Kristian Niemi wrote:
    --snip--
    > One thing for which I'm still searching for though, is some equivalent
    > to Microsoft Access. OpenOffice works beautifully, taking care of
    > everything else Office used to do -- and in most parts succeeding quite
    > well -- but I haven't found a database-solution I've liked / known how
    > to use.

    MS Access is as much a database as I am a refrigerator. :) If you really
    need a database, mySQL is a great free alternative. If you don't
    know/aren't willing to learn SQL, then you don't REALLY need a database
    any more than I NEED a 97-ton dump truck to return a rented movie. :) 

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