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Subject:Re: Compare Thee to a Database From:Phillip Winn <pwinn -at- S7 -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 1 Jul 1997 15:03:04 -0500
>"A database is like..." (the Forrest Gump--box of chocolates--thing won't
>work. I already tried!)
>
>Be as creative and abstract as you want, but keep in mind that the idea is
>to convey a concept clearly, quickly, and easily.
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.
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