User:Erik Bachmann/Tinlib

Tinlib was an integrated library system based on a DBMS system named Tinman. The system was developed for MS-DOS and UNIX

History
Tinlib was developed in 1985 by Dr. Peter Noerr, who also founded IME Ltd. (Information Management & Engineering) in London. During the 1980s, the system became widespread, especially in Britain, the United States and English-speaking countries such as South Africa and Australia.

The product lost market shares with the introduction of graphical interfaces like Windows and OPAC. There was a market in eastern Europe and a subsidiary in Romania IME Romania took over Tinlib when IME ltd was closed in 2002. IME Romania further developed the system for Tinread.