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README.md

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 **formax** is a tool for developing and executing fast,
 powerful and user-friedly character-based interactive
-database applications. Do not confuse these applications
-with data-management tools like Toad, phpMyAdmin or
-SQLServer Management Studio. These are for database-admins.
-**formax** builds and runs end-user applications, which can
-be used without any SQL-knowledge and ensure only valid data
-operations. The user is typically an enterprise employee in
-the office or home-office. He is trained to use these forms
-with the full potential with unmatched efficiency. With the
-fast C++ keyboard optimized, no mouse application and the
-minimal bandwidth need of a terminal massive savings in
-working time are possible.
-
-The basic concepts of Oracle SQL-Forms 3.0 are combined with
-curses as the terminal interface, ODBC for universal
-database access and the best ideas for a powerful user
-interfaces from Emacs, Clipper, SAP and Lotus/1-2-3. The
-result is the most effective solution possible.
-
-In every system of decent size is the need for something
-like **formax**. The system-adminstrator needs to change a
-base-table or master-data. Most of the times he is forced to
-use error-prone and dangerous SQL or a database-admin-tool
-like phpMyAdmin because there was no web-application build
-for all these small things. Or maintaining customer
-information. Beside the new address-data itself there are
-only around 20 keystrokes required to edit the record - no
-mouse-moving - no scrolling. Frequently used apps like
-order-entry for which the initial training to use a keyboard
-application pays off thousand times are also candidates for
-a fast terminal-application.
-
-History/Motivation
-==================
-
-Oracle SQL-Forms 3 was superior to all other character-based
-applications that came after it. This very popular option
-was lost in the late 1990s when Oracle decided not to patch
-SQL-Forms 3 for the Y2K-problem. The following versions
-neglected this feature and focused on client-server
-frontends, which was also abandoned later in favour of web
-based as the only option. The result was a massive increase
-of complexity and bandwidth requirements in magnitudes of
-millions and leaving a big technology hole in the industry.
-
-Goals
-=====
-
-**formax** wants to provide a user-friendly, fast method for
-entering valid data into the database. The trained user can
-enter data with minimal effort and time. The form
-application can be build without code by setting up some
-data in a couple of tables with minimal programming. A
-minimal form to maintain a single table with complete CRUD
-functionality can be build with a single line of code within
-two seconds. Secure access to the form is easily managed by
-setting up a PuTTY-session on any windows machine with
-zero-administration on the client. This works from anywhere
-without any bandwidth-requirements.
-
-Only the concepts is inherited from SQL-Forms 3. There is no
-compatibility or migration utility for Oracle Forms sources.
+database applications. The basic concepts of Oracle
+SQL-Forms 3.0 are combined with curses as the terminal
+interface, ODBC for universal database access and the best
+ideas for a powerful user interface from Emacs, Clipper, SAP
+and Lotus/1-2-3. The result is the most effective solution
+possible.
 
 Introduction
 ============

docs/index.md

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 The basic concepts of Oracle SQL-Forms 3.0 are combined with
 curses as the terminal interface, ODBC for universal
 database access and the best ideas for a powerful user
-interfaces from Emacs, Clipper, SAP and Lotus/1-2-3. The
+interface from Emacs, Clipper, SAP and Lotus/1-2-3. The
 result is the most effective solution possible.
 
 In every system of decent size is the need for something
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ setting up a PuTTY-session on any windows machine with
 zero-administration on the client. This works from anywhere
 without any bandwidth-requirements.
 
-Only the concepts is inherited from SQL-Forms 3. There is no
+Only the concept is inherited from SQL-Forms 3. There is no
 compatibility or migration utility for Oracle Forms sources.
 
 ### license