EPOC/Psion database for field collections

[Tony Irwin]

Mark -
Knowing a few people who have lost "the lot" from hand-helds, can I suggest
you take a notebook (of the paper pages variety) and make regular back-ups
with it?
Tony Irwin

----- Original Message -----
From: "MARK WATSON" <M.Watson at RBGE.ORG.UK>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 3:51 PM
Subject: EPOC/Psion database for field collections


> Dear Taxacomers,
>
> I am planning to take a Psion 5mx on a plant collecting expedition
> to record field collection data. I had thought about putting data into
> a spreadsheet, but a simple database with pick lists would be
> better. Does anyone knew of a suitable database application that
> has been written for a Psion?
>
> Many thanks, Mark
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