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In article <sfG5=Ey00WBL81gd95@andrew.cmu.edu>, ag3n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Amy L. Gilligan) writes:
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> I was wondering if there is any decent inventory packages for the
> macintosh at a reasonable price ( less than $500) or database programs
> that allow basic statistical analysis, such as determining cost of total
> inventory.  
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> I have a weekend business selling comicbooks that I want to buy a
> computer to keep records.  I am trying to decide between getting an IBM
> or Mac.  My preference is a mac because I use that at my full time job,
> but most inventory applications are written for the IBM.  I know I can
> do what I want with Dbase IV and a lot of programming to manipulate the
> data.  I am not familiar enough with Macintosh software to know if
> anything similar exists and whether it would be easier or more difficult
> to use that Dbase IV.  Thanks for any help.
> 
> Amy  

Amy,

     I'm not familiar with any other database manager than Panorama by 
ProVue, though I am the only Mac in an IBM shop environment and know that the
department I am in has tried to find an IBM version of what I do with Panorama 
but hasn't been able to yet, so take what I say with a little salt...

I have written a package for our software library here that tracks the 
inventory and allows you to create new titles, adjust inventory, calculate 
charge backs to the ordering departments, prints a bibliography of what's 
available, prints a 'shorts' report (which manuals have fallen below a reorder 
point), and prints a history report of what has been shipped.

The inventory I have to keep track of contains about 3000+ titles.  Panorama 
is fast and has a good, intuitive scripting language.  I love Panorama.  I can 
do, and have done, just about anything I have needed to do.  The program I 
wrote is front-ended by a graphics screen with buttons to do whatever the 
department requires.  Runs beautifully ;-) .  

And if I can do it, believe me, anybody can do it.  So, I wanted to encourage 
you to try it yourself.  But if you don't have time or interest to try, you 
could contact ProVue yourself and ask about what they call "Popups", which are 
programs like mine that folks have submitted (I haven't yet, somthing about 
developing items for profit on company time) which ProVue 
markets for them and they might have just what you need.  Call them at 
(714) 892-8199.  Panorama II (with full programming features) is $239 from 
MacConnection.  ProVue also has a non-programming version of Panorama II 
in case you find the perfect PopUp that costs something like $60, if my 
memory hasn't taken a few too many gammas.

Any other questions, I can be reached at (509) 927-5449 6am to 3pm PST.
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