Re: HELP NEWBIE!!!!!!!!!!! ref : ORA 8i at home

Billy wrote:

> Hi there,
> can anyone give a lowly newbie some help and advice please?
> I am trying to learn dba techniques and tools and I need to install a
> version of ORACLE 8i on my computer
> at home.
> At present I am running windows 98(2nd ed), but I understand that to achieve
> the best practice and to help me learn what
> I will need to know, that I will have to install 'Oracle 8i Enterprise
> Edition' as this is what is used by companies in the industry
> (as personal edition does not have the full functionality.) If this is the
> case then I understand that I have to change my operating system
> to windows 2000 or to N.T (?). Can I run n.t on a stand alone pc at home
> which is not part of a network? Or would loading windows
> 2000 be better? I have never used Unix so do not know much about their
> operating system.
> If there are any other possibilities please advise which would be the best
> option for me.
> Also what is the best way to get hold off a copy of the full version of 8i,
> unfortunately I have a slow internet connection.
> What is the difference between the trial version and a full version? Does
> the trial version mean it only works for a short period of time?
> Thanks for any help or advice in advance.
> Billy.

Either NT client or Win2000 client will run on a non-networked stand-alone machine. I would suggest either or Linux.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Fri Jul 20 2001 - 12:04:30 CDT