Re: Compare Thee to a Database

Subject: Re: Compare Thee to a Database
From: Karen Kay <karen -at- WORDWRITE -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 14:28:21 -0700

Phillip Winn said:
> A database is like the card file system at the library, except that all of
> the cards can be sorted any one of a dozen different ways at the touch of a
> button.
>
> A database is like a filing cabinet is pretty popular, but I like the
> library card file system analogy better.

Too bad most libraries have switched to online!:) (At least, the
public libraries around here don't have card catalogs for patrons to
use.)

Karen
on -dot- vacation -at- wordwrite -dot- com

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