Re: Any suggestions for setting up Filemaker Pro?

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1 total messages Started by Michael Peirce Thu, 13 Aug 1992 06:08

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Author: Michael Peirce
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 06:08

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davids@gardener.lanl.gov (David Simmons) writes:
> 
>Be VERY Careful of setting up a FM Pro database across a network.
>Small abberations in your network can cause catasrophic data losses.
>Claris' suggestion is to have a dedicated server for FM Pro [sic]. I don't
>know about you, but we didn't want to shell out for a Mac *just* for
>FM Pro.  In my experience, and I am only one datapoint, FM Pro is
>NOT very stable over a shared network, especially if multiple users
>are sharing the file simultaneously.

I've used FIleMaker in a networked environment and it worked very
well.  Of course, the server machine wasn't doing much else besides
being a low use File Sharing server too.

Pick up an old SE/30, this makes an excellent server.  Even a new
Classic II does a passable job.

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