Microsoft Jet Database Engine May 2026

Because modern embedded databases (SQLite, LiteDB, DuckDB) stand on Jet’s shoulders. Jet proved a file-based relational engine could be on a Pentium with 16MB of RAM.

Before SQL Server Express, before LocalDB, even before .NET... there was . microsoft jet database engine

#MicrosoftJet #RetroComputing #DatabaseHistory #AccessDatabase #WindowsLegacy Because modern embedded databases (SQLite