ORYX, SPIN, ET AL. Harrel, Peggy F. 09 Jan 1996 10:13 EST

I'm enjoying reading about the Oryx on-line database, but those who like
it say they use it in conjunction with other databases, such as Spin.
Why would you need Oryx (or any other, such as IRIS) if you have Spin?
If you have Oryx, what other would you need?  (Obviously, I don't use
Spin or IRIS.)  Is there not one database with all information?  We've
had discussions of databases before.  From them I understood the only
real difference between (or among) the major databases was in accuracy
and timeliness of updates and responsiveness or service of the supplier.

Peggy

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