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Notes on desktop databases
Articles on desktop databases, local-first architecture, and agent-assisted data management.
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- September 2026The 45-Year History of Desktop Databases: From dBASE to AI AgentsFrom dBASE in 1979 to local-first AI agents — the full arc of desktop databases, and why the form is coming back.
- September 2026Why Microsoft Access Never Came to Mac (And What Works Instead)The technical reasons Microsoft never ported Access to macOS, what workarounds exist, and what a native Mac database looks like.
- September 2026The Death of the Form: Why Cloud SaaS Turned Databases Back Into SpreadsheetsFileMaker invented the database form in 1985. Cloud tools killed it. Here is why that matters, and what brings it back.
- September 2026Why Your AI Agent Needs a Desktop Database, Not More Markdown FilesAI agents hallucinate when their memory is loose markdown. Relational databases with typed schemas solve this. MCP is the bridge.