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From: Steve Mintz <moinyc@WELL.SF.CA.US>
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Evaluating Data Browser Engines
Date: 5 Aug 1994 05:12:28 +0300
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I'm considering developing a CD-based directory
and am looking for pointers to sources of information
on high performance data browsers.

Cross-platform (Apple/DOS/Windows) engine would be ideal.

DLL's / API's to VB/Powerbuilder for Windows is also a critical
item.

This is a high-volume application.  Requirements include:

        ability to handle queries on 50 million+ rows

        optimization of disk real-estate via relational capabilities
        (joins/code lookups) and data compression.

I am quite knowledgable about desktop SQL-based engines, but
am anxious to find out more about record-oriented search
engines specifically made for CD directories.