A beginner's book for Ashton Tate's new dBASE IV on the IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and compatibles. It introduces novices to the concept of databases, and explains how to get up-and-running practical applications quickly.
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Robert Cowart has written more than 45 books on computer programming and applications, with more than a dozen on Windows. His titles include Windows 7 In Depth. Using Windows Vista, Windows NT Unleashed, Mastering Windows 98, Windows NT Server Administrator's Bible, and Windows NT Server 4.0: No Experience Required. Several of his books have been best sellers in their category and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written on a wide range of computer-related topics for such magazines as PC Week, PC World, PC Magazine, PC Tech Journal, Mac World, and Microsoft Systems Journal. In addition to working as a freelance consultant specializing in small businesses, he has taught programming classes at the University of California Extension in San Francisco. He has appeared as a special guest on the PBS TV series Computer Chronicles, CNN's Headline News, ZD-TV's The Screen Savers, and ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings Robert lives in Berkeley, California. In his spare time he is involved in the music world, producing chamber-music concerts and playing various genres of music. He meditates regularly in hopes of rewiring his inner computer. In 2008, Robert graduated with a masters degree in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is now a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in Emeryville, California.
