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Dear John

We use MODES which is issued to all regimental museums by MoD.  I've also 
used it at other museums in the past.  It is a fine database which serves 
all our purposes and I would recommend it too.

Regards

Brian Owen
Curator
RWF Museum
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From: "Robert Owen Museum" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: Catalogue Software


> We currently have a 'file maker' database. As someone unfamiliar with 
> databases, this seems to me to be rathher complicated. Eva at  Powysland 
> uses and has recommended MODES which we are hopng to move  to. See 
> http://www.modes.org.uk/
>
> John
> Robert Owen Museum
>
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>
> Quoting Chris Dearden <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> We're a small museum in Porthmadog embarking on the long road  (track) to 
>> Accreditation.  I'm currently looking into software to  support a 
>> SPECTRUM compliant database.  Anyone got any  recommendations of programs 
>> we could or should use (or should  avoid)?  Microsoft Access is always a 
>> possibility as well - I'd be  interested to hear if anyone is using that.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> CHRIS
>>
>>
>> Chris Dearden, Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
>> www.whr.co.uk
>>
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