Re: Comparison of databases

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:26:50 GMT, in article <6oj6qq$175$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, mikel@usin.com wrote: >Just a few notes: > >Sybase has classes in Emeryville so location is good. > >You are slightly limited if you need to run the database on a PC with Win95. You certainly are with Sybase. Informix and Oracle both have better PC databases than Sysbase. >Sybase has SQLAnywhere and maybe someone here on the lists knows how to get a >demo copy which runs on WIN95. Should be able to learn all the SQL basics >with this tool. Check the sybase.com web page. Otherwise you need NT. >Oracle may have a PC version (they did years ago). May? Geesh. > >I beleive the next version of MSSQL will run on WIN95 and MS in the past has >had downloadable 30 day versions of their server. He did say he wanted to learn an RDBMS. > >As far as market share, go to someplace like dejanews and search the jobs >related newsgroups and see where the offers are. 1. Oracle 2. Informix 3. DB2 4. Sybase 5. Other