In the last episode (Jan 25), Michael Collins said:
> At 10:58 AM -0500 1/25/02, Vernon A Webb wrote:
> > > database,sql,query,table
> >
> >Which field type do I use for a simply checkbox Y,N?
> 
> How about CHAR(1)?

The BIT type seems to be the best fit.  It's currently a synonym for
CHAR(1), but there's a TODO item:

   * Optimise `BIT' type to take 1 bit (now `BIT' takes 1 char).

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        Dan Nelson
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