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in article <sWf240y00Wg=QN1FJb@andrew.cmu.edu>, rh1m+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rudi Jay Halbright) says:
> 
> 
>   I'm looking for a powerful, programmable, relational Database system for the
> 
> Mac.  It should be comparable to Dbase III+ on the IBM PC in terms of
> flexability and power.
>  Double Helix II and 4th Dimension look like good options, but FoxBase+/Mac is
> tempting as it
> offers compatibility with Dbase on the PC.  The completed database will be
> distributed (for free) to the
> Psychology community so it is important that whatever we use can be used
> without the database
> system.
> 

You've asked some major questions here. What you appear to be looking for is
a "run-time" version. Foxbase+/Mac, Double Helix II, and 4th Dimension all
have run-time versions (i.e., they allow applications to be run w/o the
full DBMS). Any of these three are powerful enough to do virtually whatever
you need.

4th Dimension and Foxbase+/Mac sell individual copies of their run-time
version. To get the DH II run-time version, you become a DH II developer.
You get unlimited run-time distribution rights for the first three months;
then you pay a license fee. (The developer status also gets you other 
benefits.) If you need many, many copies of the run-time version, the DH II
licensing may be more cost effective. If you need only a few copies, look
at the other two, since they price theirs by the copy.

As for other issues, DH II is object oriented (programming through icons, not
a language); 4D is powerful but complex; Foxbase is dBase compatible. It all
depends on what features are important. Each of these three is available in
a demo version. (DH II demo comes with my $24.95 book - hint, hint, hint).
My suggestion would be to get the demo versions and try them out before
you decide.

Jan Harrington, sysop
Scholastech Telecommunications
UUCP: ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop
BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY

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