[RBASE-L] - Re: Wayne Erickson mentioned in article

[Javier Valencia]

I believe the name was CLOUT, I think I still have the box, manual and floppies somewhere… Javier,   Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 ================================================ Attention: The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.  Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. ======================================================   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of J. Stephen Wills Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 10:15 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Wayne Erickson mentioned in article   If I recall correctly, 15 years ago was around the time that M'rim had that natural language interface for generating queries.  Back then - ain't it weird how I/T makes things seem so long ago - this was quite the innovation.  Of course, based on what you indicate is discussed in the article, it's still quite the innovation (to be).   Alas, I can't even recall the name of the product, although I still have the 5.25" floppy disks, the documentation, and perhaps even the box ...  I'm sure that BillD or Wayne or some other "old-timer" can provide the product name.   My $0.02, Steve in Memphis ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 8:27 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Wayne Erickson mentioned in article   In the May 31 issue of eWeek, the weekly column by Peter Coffee is "When databases think".  He talks about innovatons in an upcoming database release that are "aimed at life sciences' needs" (like genetic mapping, etc.).  He talks about wishing you could walk into a hardware store, wave your broken plumbing part in front of a terminal, have it diagnose the problem and tell you what aisle it's in.  Anyway, he says:  "I remember a conversation I had about 15 years ago with Wayne Erickson of Microrim, an early pioneer in putting relational database power on desktops with R:base.  Erickson talked about the challenge of searching for data that can't be described with numbers or text."   Another quote: "Erickson noted during our conversation, for example, the difference between the requests "Show me that graph I saw last month of projected business growth rates" and "Show me that graph with the red and blue lines on it."  Karen