There is another data base for the Mac besides FileMaker It's called Panorama and has been going since 1985 with constant improvements of course ! RAM based and relational It is blazingly fast. Requires considerably less space than FileMaker or any other data base for that matter.Cross platform , the only change you need to make is add the extension .pan to your files .I am currently running a 35,000 photographic catalog application at the Air Force Museum at Bullcreek with 50 fields takes up 5 Mb Search and select on any field takes moments.Displays jpeg images as thumbnails or any size you choose.
Check it out at http://www.provue.com