[RKDinOKC]

Used a mac relational database called Double Helix. Very powerful and fast. Ran the databases on a Mac Plus. The Power Generator one was in 4th Dimension, kinda difficult to manage and program. That's why I moved it to FileMaker. All very powerful and fast relational databases.

My brother ran for State Senate here in Oklahoma. Had the voting records converted from tape to tabbed txt and put an a Mac 400K 3.5 inch floppy. Used a very powerful importing features of a database called FileVision to massage the voting records so it could be sorted by address and made same last names at the same address a Family with new field for family members. The addresses were sorted so you could walk down one side of a block and back up the other. Did the entire district. Don't remember how many records, but it was huge. Exported the Database to files that could be opened on an AppleII using Appleworks to print out the walking lists and address labels for mailing voters. It was 1986. Took the original Mac 24 hours to import/edit/sort and export the entire district.

The current Microsoft Access was originally a Mac only database called FoxBase.

I still consider the best personal computer database FileMaker. It is a subsidiary of Apple but has Both Mac and Pc, and phone versions. Very easy to understand how to use. Several departments where I work use it over Access because of it's ease of use and you can turn on sharing and others can access your data via a web browser.