>Fellow Conch-Lers,
>
>Does anyone have experience using this program (Eledone 2.0) that is
>offered by BioSys Software & Multimedia (a Dutch company)? Vita Marina
>reviewed this collection management database very favorably and I would
>like to get feedback from individuals or institutions who can compare its
>off-the-shelf features against those available or developable with Access.
>
>The means that I am currently using to catalog my collection has become
>difficult to manage and I need to create a proper database, but frankly I
>don't have the time to (re)create my own database program. Eledone has
>the advantage of having 12,000+ mollusks species pre-loaded in its
>database (with more to come), as well as a feature for adding, removing or
>browsing built-in phylogenic layouts. It also supposedly has great label
>printing functions.
>
>Finally, if anyone knows more about BioSys itself and its viabitity as an
>on going enterprise, please let me know.
>
>Regards and thanks in advance,
>
>Scott Jordan
>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Does anyone have experience using this program
>(Eledone 2.0) that is offered by BioSys Software & Multimedia (a Dutch
>company)? Vita Marina reviewed this collection management database very
>favorably and I would like to get feedback from individuals or
>institutions who
>can compare its off-the-shelf features against those available or developable
>with Access.</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=2>The means that I am currently using to catalog my collection
>has become difficult to manage and I need to create a proper database, but
>frankly I don't have the time to (re)create my own database program.
>Eledone has the advantage of having 12,000+ mollusks species pre-loaded in its
>database (with more to come), as well as a feature for adding, removing or
>browsing built-in phylogenic layouts. It also supposedly has great label
>printing functions.</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=2>Finally, if anyone knows more about BioSys itself and its
>viabitity as an on going enterprise, please let me know.</FONT></DIV>
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Scott,
Inquire from Don Pisor in San Diego at Pisor's Shell Shop. He has used
Eledone for a while now and loves it. His e-mail address is
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Don's a great guy and can give you advice on this program. He uses it to
catalogue his shell warehouse. It is set up for IBM or compatible
computers.
Good Luck,
Dan Yoshimoto
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