Re: [Fwd: Re: Rollback]

Posted in 1997

"Billy Wheeler" — 8 Feb 1997 15:33:06 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On 7 Feb 97 at 14:46, Timothy M. Hood wrote: > Jonathan Leffler wrote: > > Each statement in OnLine is always atomic; it either succeeds (and > > Really? They're that explosive?! 8-) Or are the > autonomic/autonomous? > > Sorry, I couldn't resist the faux pas. Er, I've always heard the term "atomic" - even CJ Date and Ted Codd use it in their formal literature, so I think Jonathan might be right here. (Unusual, I know :) I think the usage implied is from the original meaning of the Greek term for indivisible. Or have I just made a faux pas? :-) -- Ciao, Billy "...nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat..."