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# PFData & the DATAdesign APL

DATAdesign was the first program I bought when I made the transition to Pointer Environment programs and I have been a PROGS fan ever since. Archive, for me at least, was a seriously annoying program to deal with but I think that is because I tend to use databases in a different way to a lot of other people. I have three main databases: an address book, a list of videotapes and a list of venues for shows which I use as a card index more than anything else.