Re: Databases on the Apple

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

e p chandler wrote:
> On Oct 2, 4:14 pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> > I was wondering if any interesting database programs were made for the Apple
> > II, such as relational databases.
>
> The classic example of a database + application for the Apple would be
> AppleWorks. I don't know if it was "relational".

Appleworks DB module is not relational.

> There was also something called "DB Master" from "Stoneware". I don't
> know if it was relational. It may have used a proprietary disk format.

DB Master is a very capable, fast, and highly recommended database.

I don't know if it is internally relational, but it is quite versatile.

Version 5 is ProDOS-based, and so uses standard disk formats.  Like
most databases, the actual data layouts used within the files was not
published.

-michael

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