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Re: Help with Mac software

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From: Julian E Gomez
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1989 06:02
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In article <989@novavax.UUCP> maddoxt@novavax.UUCP (Thomas Maddox) writes:
" 	First, outliners.  On DOS machines I use PC-Outline,
" memory-resident, flexible, etc.  Could some users of various Mac
" outliners comment on their preferences?
More II. Since it is both an outliner and presentation manager you
don't have to go back and forth like you used to.

" 	Then, freeform databases.  In DOS two that work well are
" Tornado Notes, which allows you to pump data in without defining
" fields or records and retrieve it via keywords; also, Instant Recall,
" which has a much different interface (DOS, remember) but does much the
" same sorts of things.  What for the Mac performs the same functions?

You should probably check out Sonar, which handles indexing in word
processing files.  This way you don't have to run a dedicated database
to get the functionality you're asking about.

-- 
"Have you ever wondered if taxation without representation was cheaper?"

	Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
	julian@riacs.edu
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From: julian@riacs.edu (Julian E Gomez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Help with Mac software
Keywords: outliners, freeform databases
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Date: 16 Feb 89 06:02:15 GMT
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