Microsoft Access for Macintosh? Aug23 '04

I love using Microsoft Access. In fact, next to PHP and MySQL, Access is my favorite utility for creating a "graphical user interface" on a database.

My only major problem is that Access is not included in the line of Microsoft Office products for a Mac. There’s Excel, Word, and PowerPoint – but no Access.

Hmph.

I’ve actually considered purchasing a Windows laptop, just for the purpose of working with databases in Access. I’ve come close to purchasing one, but then I keep telling myself that "buying an entire laptop with the desire to use only one application is foolish."

I suppose it is.

But Windows laptops are really cheap, these days.

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