Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!pyramid!voder!apple!dwb From: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: 4Dimension ??? Message-ID: <6839@apple.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 16:21:08 EST Article-I.D.: apple.6839 Posted: Wed Nov 25 16:21:08 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 02:21:35 EST References: <54300005@upba> Reply-To: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA Lines: 39 In article <54300005@upba> bill@upba.UUCP writes: > Has anybody had any experience with 4Dimension. It is a > database program put out by Apple. A couple of questions > for you since I have only worked with the Demonstrator > model? Actually, it's put out by Acius, another company in Cupertino, currently headed by Guy Kawasaki, who used to an Evangelizer for Apple. Note that this is yet another company besides Apple and Claris, Apple's recent software spinoff. > > 1. Does this program import data from Excel and Micorsoft > File? How much work goes into this transfer and does > the manual show how this is done? The demonstrator > really didn't go into much detail about this step. > > 2. What problems have you experienced that might cause > me not to purchase this software. So far, what I have > seen, I am really impressed, but don't want to buy > it if I will continue to have problems that are not > supported. I plan on using this with a Racet hard > drive and about 4 mac's with dove boards. It's performance is right up there with boats to china, for more information check some recent magazine (unfortunately I don't remember which, probably Nov. MacWorld) which had a review of another database, which I also don't have the name of (gee I certainly am helpful today, aren't I?) but whose major schtick was speed. Other than that, it seems to be incredibly powerful. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. > > bill wisell > tech support UPBA -- David W. Berry dwb@well.uucp dwb@Delphi dwb@apple.com 973-5168@408.MaBell Disclaimer: Apple doesn't even know I have an opinion and certainly wouldn't want if they did.