Re: New Era on Interactive Unix -- why not?

In article <43km5s$fa9@empire.texas.net>, beaumich@texas.net (Mike Mahnken) wrote: > We have the following questions regarding New Era Version 2.0: > > Will New Era Version 2.0 run in interactive Unix?? > If not, what is the reason and > Are there any workarounds/alternatives?? Are you talking about developing under Motif on Interactive Unix? | .----------+-------------. Yes No | | v Developing on Tough luck, only HP, AIX MS-Windows 3.1 -- No -> Tough luck and Sun (I think) | ^ Yes | v `----- Yes ------- Use Application --- No --> No problem. Partitioning? NewEra doesn't care about your Unix box. > Are we better off using standard engine (SE) or Online?? SE is easy to administer, but doesn't support BLOBS and things. SE is also in decline, what with the new "Online Workgroup-Server" (or whatever it's called) that Informix were foaming about at the Conference. There's a more comprehensive list of pros and cons in the FAQ (see my sig) Regards, Kerry S ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.2 Mar 95 Quanta Systems, Auckland | kcbbs.gen.nz:/informix/informix.[faq|apx] New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | mathcs.emory.edu:/pub/informix/faq/ " " Home: +64 9 279-3571 | http://www.garpac.com/informix.html