At the Society for American Archaeology meetings in Seattle last week I saw
a vendor who had a "collections management" front-end app for filemaker
pro.  If anyone is interested in their name give me a buzz.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Moore, Curator
Virginia Museum of Natural History
1001 Douglas Avenue
Martinsville, VA  24112
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> From: Paul Muir <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: computer databases
> Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 11:23 AM
>
> I have been using MS Access for several years but was just introduced to
> FileMaker Pro and have to concede that it is _far_ superior to Access.
> It is cross-platform, has none of the bugs that come when re-naming
> fields in Access and actually publishes information in html for instant
> and _interactive_ web pages.  Don't overlook FileMaker when examining
> your options.  More information at http://www.filemaker.com
> BTW, I am in no way connected or obligated to FileMaker, Inc. (formerly
> Claris, Inc.).
>
> Paul Muir  [log in to unmask]
> http://www.mobilexhibit.com
>
> Gary Acord <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > If you are intending to create and maintain your own database I
strongly
> > recommend Microsoft Access.  It is by far the best desktop relational
> > database tool available today.
> >
> Bob Oldham wrote:
> > >
> > >Right now we're using Paradox, which has been OK but can't handle the
> > >size fields we need and can't do inventory maintenance. It also runs
> > >under DOS, which is a bit of a pain.