[Curiosity]

I am looking for a simple little database program for Mac Intel. Search engines have produced only the large, business-class type databases. Is there no such thing as a small database for Mac? A cardex-type program would be fine.

[BLAZE_MkIV]

Isn't this what FileMaker is for?

[philm]

Excel kind-of functions as a database. Maybe try NeoOffice if you don't have Excel itself.

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by philm

Excel kind-of functions as a database. Maybe try NeoOffice if you don't have Excel itself.

I agree, Excel will do most of what you need to do for simple database function, and it is good for doing mail merges and such the like.

[ralph4208w]

Years ago I'd suggest Hypercard. Does any version of HyperCard work on the new machines? I dunno. But HyperCard was a great little db program. You could easily script business logic into the system.

[Curiosity]

I am not interested in business applications. I asked for a simple little program which would be personal use only. I also have no interest in linking the database to the internet.

[OreoCookie]

Excel is not a database. FileMaker is as easy as it gets, on the same level as Access.

What exactly do you want to do with it?

[JKT]

If you want a really basic database app, then the module in AppleWorks could suffice (though I can't believe I'm recommending AW to anyone!).

[Curiosity]

I found one. It is called Register. It is just a modest database app.

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by JKT

If you want a really basic database app, then the module in AppleWorks could suffice (though I can't believe I'm recommending AW to anyone!).

I had the same recommendation to post, but that was when the "hampster" was out to lunch. AppleWorks DB is simple, works well and should be close to free for most people. On the other hand, it's defunct and so old that there's no guarantee it will continue to function; I'm not sure how Rosetta handles it.

[jrafter]

Can you supply a link to Register? Thanks!

[Cadaver]

Originally Posted by jrafter

Can you supply a link to Register? Thanks!

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11261

[JKT]

Warning - the MacUpdate page for that app is out of date and downloads version 1.2 which is not the latest one (1.2.2, which added compatibility with OS X 10.4.x). Go to the developer's website to get the correct download for your version of OS X.

[pliny]

Appleworks on the Intel Macs works just fine. It loads and runs much faster than MS Office. The database module works great. It is simple and small.

You can't install directly from disks since it is a PPC application. Drag the Appleworks folder already installed onto your PPC, onto your Intel Mac.

[bojangles]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

FileMaker is … on the same level as Access.

I’ve used FileMaker and I’ve used Access, and I can honestly say that FileMaker is not on the same level as Access; it’s like 20 levels above it. Access is significantly more difficult to use, and what’s more, requires an external application to create a halfway decent interface. FileMaker is, as OreoCookie said, “as easy as it gets,” yet is powerful enough to do pretty much anything you would need (as long as you’re not trying to serve over 350 concurrent users, at which case it becomes more difficult and, frankly, somewhat cost-prohibitive).

The other bonus with FileMaker is that it’s cross-platform, but definitely geared towards Mac users (and more specifically, Mactel users; the speed difference is amazing!). Guess that’s how you become a subsidiary of Apple.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by bojangles

I’ve used FileMaker and I’ve used Access, and I can honestly say that FileMaker is [i]not /[i]on the same level as Access; it’s like 20 levels above it. Access is significantly more difficult to use, and what’s more, requires an external application to create a halfway decent interface. FileMaker is, as OreoCookie said, “as easy as it gets,” yet is powerful enough to do pretty much anything you would need (as long as you’re not trying to serve over 350 concurrent users, at which case it becomes more difficult and, frankly, somewhat cost-prohibitive).

The other bonus with FileMaker is that it’s cross-platform, but definitely geared towards Mac users (and more specifically, Mactel users; the speed difference is amazing!). Guess that’s how you become a subsidiary of Apple.

Perhaps I should have chosen my words more carefully. I wasn't talking about features, but in terms of end-users: if you want to create a simple database on PCs, you'll probably use Access (next semester, my co-worker will use Access to track the points and grades of over 450 students hearing Linear Algebra 1.

If you want to create a simple database on a Mac, chances are good that you'll use FileMaker. I've used FileMaker eons ago for a project, so I'm not up to speed with its current capabilities.

So in this sense, Access and FileMaker are `equivalent', even though FileMaker is superior in terms of features (even this ancient version of FileMaker I was using (perhaps version 5.5) had webintegration, so people could enter things into the database via a web feature). I'm just glad I'm not responsible for creating that database