RE: paleonet Databases..

["Cormack, Michael S" <msc@xxxxxx>]

I'm using FileMaker Pro 6.0 (and have since version 4.1) to manage the data for the IPA website (http://ipa.geo.ku.edu/), the University of Kansas paleo site (http://www.ku.edu/~paleo/geo/), and the Paleontological Institute site (http://www.ku.edu/~paleo/).  I've had nothing but good luck with it.  It's not too difficult to use and can be modified to any level of complexity you might want.  I use it on Macs but it works on Windows machines as well.

Mike

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Michael Cormack
Webmaster - Paleontological Institute
http://www.ku.edu/~paleo/
paleo@ku.edu

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> From: 	paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk on behalf of Judith Harris
> Reply To: 	paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> Sent: 	Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:55 AM
> To: 	paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> Subject: 	Re: paleonet Databases..
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> I have heard nothing but good things about FileMaker Pro 7. It is a Mac product but serves Windows also. It is said to be much easier and better than Access. The Collections Manager in the Zoology Section chose it and loved it for their collections database.
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> Judith
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> On May 9, 2005, at 6:58 PM, RNDONA@aol.com wrote:
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> 	  Hi . Can anyone recommend a good , fairly configurable database program, to be used in the home, to catalog and keep track of fossils and specimens in the collection of an amateur paleontologist? Should be able to work on a Windows 98/2000/XP platform. I was looking at DB-2, but that seems a little too intense. Any help or shared experience would be appreciated.
> 	                                                                  Cheers, 
> 	                                                                                 Steve
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