A Folio InfoBase is a unique and unprecedented form of data storage and retrieval unlike most flat-file or relational data base systems. In addition, an InfoBase is compressed so that it occupies much less disk space than the file from which it was derived. InfoBases can easily be distributed as run-time versions, relieving end users of the need to have Folio software to use the InfoBase. Hence, it is ideally suited to applications where users are given a disk and instructions, but do not have access to any particular data base program. Thus, there are major advantages of an InfoBase over a system such as dBase or Paradox.
Original text is compressed and occupies much less space than a word-processed file.
InfoBases can be distributed as run-time modules so that users do not need to purchase any special software. InfoBases operate efficiently on existing IBM-compatible platforms including XTs so there is no need to purchase new hardware. The power of an InfoBase is tapped when the user presses the keyboard space bar to do a global text search. We believe that InfoBase systems represent one of the most important developments in fast information transfer of the past decade. We are not necessarily endorsing the product, nor is the USDA, Environmental Protection Agency, or the Sustainable Agriculture Network.