Re: Informix 5 and 6 for DOS

In article <784687228snz@lipdav.demon.co.uk> david@lipdav.demon.co.uk "David Harold Lipschitz" writes: > In article <784665364snz@caerlas.demon.co.uk> I wrote > > We currently run Informix-sql 4.1 and Informix-SE 4.1 on a number of stand- > > alone 386 PCs under DOS. When we upgraded from version 2.1 we had a number > > of problems getting 4.1 to run smoothly. We are now considering whether to > > upgrade to informix 5 or 6. Is there anyone who has tried running versions > > 5 or 6 on 386 PCs? Are there any problems we should watch out for? > > Why do you want to run Informix on a PC? It is horrendously > inefficient. Why not use a 486 PC (386sx or higher) as a server in a > network running > SCO Unix (32 bit multi-user, multi-tasking operating system on 32 bit > architecture machine) and TCP/IP? It won't cost you much and you will have > the best performance. I have two clients who currently run Novell > networks with a Unix server each which holds the database. The users > run IPX/SPX for the Novell network and TCP/IP (e.g.: LAN Workplace for > DOS (incl Windows) or LAN Workplace for OS/2 or IBM TCP/IP) to link > into the Unix box. > > -- > David H Lipschitz email: david@lipdav.demon.co.uk > Orbital Decisions: decision support services to bulk shipping companies > The opinions are probably those of my company. I own the company > If you don't try, you won't know > English Heritage is England's equivalent of the historic parts of the US National Parks Service. I support curators and researchers who work on historic sites such as castles, historic houses, Roman camps, stone circles and in stores. Some of these don't have electricity, let alone a telephone! So I download the relevant portions of the object- management database onto lap-tops, when fieldwork is done. -- Trevor Reynolds