Why Not A Printed Database?

    A  printed  database  or  directory  is  great  -  at the time the
    information is gathered.  But  by  the  time  it  is  printed  and
    distributed  it  is  out  of  date.  Making  changes  on a printed
    directory is very difficult and often illegible. Not so  with  BFP
    or  ADBFP.  When  you  want  to  add a vendor or product, change a
    telephone number, or make notes, all you do is access  the  record
    you  want  to  change  and change it - or simply add a new record.
    Also, in a printed directory  the  publisher  is  limited  in  the
    number of classifications available. Not so with BFP or ADBVP. You
    could  conceivabley  have  100,000  records  and 100,000 different
    classifications  and  find  any  one  of  them  in  a  couple   of
    keystrokes.  With the memo field and mini word-processor linked to
    each  record,  you  have  plenty  of  space  to  include   pricing
    information, order and inquiry information, etc.

    Many  printed directories have several different cross references.
    In other words you might have the company name and address in  one
    section,  a  second  section of products with only the name of the
    companies that have  that  particular  product,  and  yet  another
    section that lists the companies by geographical location.

    In  BFP  or ADBFP, you don't have to thumb through those sections.
    Simply find the product  or  vendor  you  are  looking  for  in  a
    keystroke  and  all  of  the  information is on your screen in one
    place.