[AccessD] ADP vs Access mdb/SQL

hy send me a copy of it as well. Not impressed. Yet

Martin

Quoting Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk>:

> Hi Susan et all
> 
> > I think MS will consider that Access has the largest share of the
> market pie
> > and I don't think they're going to just throw us to the wolves.
> 
> Quoting (again) Mike Gunderloy, here's one of the wolves.
> Note the date of today(!):
> 
> <quote>
> 
> Enough of that. How would you like a serious development tool for
> free,
> no strings attached? I reviewed Alpha Five version 5 positively back
> in
> Developer Central #16 (the issue is archived online at
> http://mcpmag.com/newsletter/article.asp?EditorialsID=136 if you want
> to
> see what I said). Briefly, Alpha Five is a $349 retail database that's
> attempting to go head-to-head with Microsoft Access. Of course, trying
> to grab market share away from Access is a tad difficult. One thing
> that
> the folks at Alpha Software want to do is get Access and VB developers
> to try the product so they can decide for themselves if it lives up to
> its ease of use reputation. So, they're willing to give away 1,000
> full
> working copies to Developer Central readers. 
> 
> Of course, there are more than 1,000 of you out there, so it's not a
> sure thing. But to have a shot at it, send an e-mail to
> marketing at alphasoftware.com     with the subject line "MCP Alpha Five
> Offer". Include your name, company name, Web site (if any, and a short
> note about your experience with database software. Two weeks after
> this
> issue of Developer Central comes out (which would be April 2) they'll
> draw 1,000 names at random and notify the winners."
> 
> </quote>
> 
> You'll probably receive a link to a 16MB download.
> If you like working with dbf files, have a look.
> 
> /gustav
> 
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