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- `Ever wished there was a freely distributable DBKit Adaptor? Well now there is!
-
- * What is this?
-
- dbmAdaptor is currently still the only freely distributable NEXTSTEP
- DBKit Adaptor and "Flat-file" database available. It enables you to
- use Entity/Relationship database modelling (with DBModeller) on top
- of the standard UNIX DBM database seamlessly with NEXTSTEP.
-
- dbmAdaptor is distributed under a ShareWare license.
-
- * Where can I get it?
-
- dbmAdaptor lives, among other places, in:
- ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/database/dbmAdaptor-0.4.*
-
- * What will it run on?
-
- dbmAdaptor is compiled FAT for m68k, i386 & hppa. Databases are of
- course shareable between architectures. dbmAdaptor is distributed in
- binary form only, so don't ask for the source. You don't need to get
- any extra software in order to run dbmAdaptor (except of course an
- application using dbmAdaptor) everything you need is compiled into
- dbmAdaptor.
-
- * What is new since dbmAdaptor-0.3?
-
- - Relationships now work correctly.
- - All datatypes are now supported (yes, even *OBJECTS*).
- - Improved documentation.
-
- * What are its known limitations?
-
- - As of yet it doesn't do SQL, at all, except '=', if you
- call that SQL. But it might support more in the future...
- - It doesn't include multiuser support. But it might in the
- future...
- - There is currently no network licensing scheme. But it might
- in the future...
- - Documentation is not exhaustive.
-
- * What does it cost?
-
- After the 90 day trial period a single license costs 250 SEK (~$30).
- Check the license agreement before registering. Registering also
- removes the annoying registration panel, and enables e-mail support.
-
- Mike Henry
- mike@stacken.kth.se
-