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The other competitor was Borland Paradox.

IIRC there is an easter egg in Microsoft Access 1.0 where the About box changes to an animation of a pond with two ducks in it that are then hit by lightning from a cloud above. I.e. a cirrus and a 'pair of ducks'...



> The other competitor was Borland Paradox.

Yes, true. I was never a database guy but my impression at the time was that this was more of a capable tool for pros who wanted to do machine-local standalone stuff, whereas Approach won reviews and tests for ease of use.

OTOH saying that I've seen amateurs do amazing stuff with Access by trial and error....

> IIRC there is an easter egg in Microsoft Access [...] > a cirrus and a 'pair of ducks'...

:-o That is harsh!




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