Reply to post: Re: Using a computer where pen and paper would have sufficed!

Excel is for amateurs. To properly screw things up, those same amateurs need a copy of Access

Korev Silver badge

Re: Using a computer where pen and paper would have sufficed!

On the other hand, if you (think) you know how to make Access databases, then knowing that you'd be waiting for 18 months for something you can knock up in a day or so would be very frustrating...

I've had to clear up the mess of scientists' crashed Access DBs before, I'm not seriously advocating the above, just empathising...

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