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In article <1992Oct10.024702.20303@guinness.idbsu.edu>,
djensen@claven.idbsu.edu (Dave J) wrote:
> 
> I have been using Double Helix for 3 years now. One of the main reasons for
> choosing it was the ability to run a client and the server on the same machine
> (no dedicated server for the network). Well, Helix Express (new owners-new
> name) decided to eliminate that capability... without mentioning the fact in
> their upgrade offer. So, after generating a university purchase order,
> receiving the upgrade, and spending the better part of a day updating the
> existing database, trying to figure out why the client on the same machine as
> the server wouldn't function, calling their tech support, I find out the next
> day from a sympathetic tech guy... I can no longer get there from here! 
> 
> Kim at Helix Express, on the receiving end of my indignation and upon hearing
> that I might have to look into other brands, promised "you can try them, but
> you'll come back because all the others are a bitch to program."
> 
> Well, I realize we can continue as before without the upgrade, but I am,
> nevertheless, looking. Ours is a small database and network. We do not want the
> expense of a dedicated server. Are there any other relational databases that
> work without a dedicated server machine?

PMFJI, but why do you need to run a client on the same computer as the
server?  You can access the data base from the server software.  I must be
missing something here.

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In article <mike_steiner-121092121954@192.35.50.131> mike_steiner@qm.claris.com
(Mike Steiner) writes:>> 
>
>PMFJI, but why do you need to run a client on the same computer as the
>server?  You can access the data base from the server software.  I must be
>missing something here.

Double Helix has a client program to get into, and a server program to
coordinate access to the database. One could open the database with the design
application but this would take it off-line for other clients and it changes
the identification/version of the database to all clients each time it is
accessed by the design application. In short, you cannot access it except
through the client application.  

Dave