I vote for NixieBase . It needs a logo. I suggest the original Burroughs front view. Maybe even animated?
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 6:26 PM Mac Doktor <[email protected]> wrote: > Before going any further, what shall we call this project? "NixieBase" is > the first thing that pops into my mind. Any better suggestions? Does > GoogleGroups have a poll feature? > > > On Apr 25, 2019, at 7:16 AM, Bill Notfaded <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also the database won't be complex or large enough to really require any > serious normalization. I'd make the primary key something like the model > number of the tube and just be done with it. > > > Exactly. Jonathan and I had a private conversation before he started this > thread. In his words: > > ...we would need to implement a phonetic search or look up table. Take > example "ZM 1020" tube. If you ask 10 people, you would probably get > "ZM1020, ZM-1020, ZM 1020, ZM10-20, ZM 10 20" as an input which would hide > some searches. > > > Not to mention allowing lowercase letters for the convenience of those who > can't touch-type. > > There's a free eBay search app called "AuctionSieve" (works on all > platforms—check it out). You perform an ordinary eBay search and then > refine the results by double-clicking words in auction headings and adding > them to a "Catch Word" list or a "Trash Word" list. It's just like refining > a search on eBay itself but without all the typing and reloading. Lightning > fast by comparison, almost painless. > > This might be the solution. Start with a basic query based on the model > number and then let the user narrow the results down. > > Perhaps there are other, better ways I'm unfamiliar with (I know just > enough to be dangerous). I'm hoping to learn a great deal more by the time > "NixieBase" goes live. > > > On Apr 25, 2019, at 6:57 AM, Joe Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not to start a flamewar, but mssql server, like oracle, is way over > powered and has the other side feature of being 90% complient on it's sql > syntax. The other 10% you get to learn out the Microsoft way. > > > I had to work with that house of cards VisualFoxPro once. MicroSoft > shafted me. The less said the better... > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > Nately: "...it's better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees." > Old Man: "You have it backwards: it is better to live on your feet, than > to die on your knees."—*Catch-22* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5E9DE1B3-E608-4B6F-A547-F33D04CC8679%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5E9DE1B3-E608-4B6F-A547-F33D04CC8679%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAKYv7NRdUqncf0SuZYT%3Dz2GoKV22UthHs2idSWVouxi2VNxx4g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
