Re: Oracle Express
Continuing the Oracle Express thread, DA Morgan and Obnoxio The Clown joked about stripped-down free editions and returning to 3x5 cards and paper tape. The original poster, 14informix, insisted that money is the issue and quoted the dollar-to-rand exchange rate. Ian Michael Gumby said he does advocate 3x5 cards for some uses. Humorous exchange, no technical answer.
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Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > LOL... > > Daniel, > > If you can use a stripped down version of Oracle or DB2, then you can > use Postgress to handle the job. and if you need more than a stripped down version then you can't. Perhaps next you should advocate the return to 3x5 cards. Duh! -- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
DA Morgan wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: >> LOL... >> >> Daniel, >> >> If you can use a stripped down version of Oracle or DB2, then you can >> use Postgress to handle the job. > > and if you need more than a stripped down version then you can't. > > Perhaps next you should advocate the return to 3x5 cards. > > Duh! Paper tape ... it's the future! -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
On Nov 12, 8:25 pm, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > DA Morgan wrote: > > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > >> LOL... > > >> Daniel, > > >> If you can use a stripped down version of Oracle or DB2, then you can > >> use Postgress to handle the job. > > > and if you need more than a stripped down version then you can't. > > > Perhaps next you should advocate the return to 3x5 cards. > > > Duh! > > Paper tape ... it's the future! > > -- > Cheers, > Obnoxio The Clown > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com and still . . . Money is the issue 1.00 USD = 10.3309 ZAR Checked it out on http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi Still, few see the point, if they ever will. It is all about the money honey . . .
On Nov 12, 12:25 pm, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > DA Morgan wrote: > > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > >> LOL... > > >> Daniel, > > >> If you can use a stripped down version of Oracle or DB2, then you can > >> use Postgress to handle the job. > > > and if you need more than a stripped down version then you can't. > > > Perhaps next you should advocate the return to 3x5 cards. > > > Duh! > > Paper tape ... it's the future! > You joke but ever walk in to an automated manufacturing plant? Unless they've switched to newer equipment, you can find machines that have a programmed control on punch tape. I don't believe its paper, but it could be plastic/metal/etc ... But Daniel is just pushing things to an extreme. BTW, I do advocate 3x5 cards for certain applications. Lets face it. Sometime pad and paper or 3x5 cards makes a lot of sense because of costs.