Re: Oracle @ Home

In article <news_watcher-0803981419370001_at_caribdata.demon.co.uk>, PD Miller <news_watcher_at_caribdata.no_spam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <34EDFBE1.DBA7690C_at_mail.onr.com>, Dave Cheatham
><cheatham_at_mail.onr.com> wrote:
>
>> Howdy-
>>
>> OK - - I'm an Oracle Hacker, and have been for 10 years...Now I needto
>> graduate to "Worthy System Slave". I need the full RDMS features of
>> Oracle 6 or 7, but only for a single user. Personal Oracle appears to
>> only be a network query tool, not a stand-alone database. What is the
>> minimum software/hardware system I need for a "small" Oracle 6/7
>> environment???
>>
>> All answers appreciated!
>> Dave
>
>Personal Oracle is indeed a full, stand-alone database. Our company uses
>it extensively for testing and development.
>
>It is available for Windows 95, NT, Macintosh PowerPC, and probably coming
>soon to Nintendo. As far as minimum software/hardware requirements:
>
>
>Operating system System Version Memory Disk free Oracle Version
>
>Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 16M 75M 7.3.3.0.0
>Windows 95 any 16M 50M 7.3.3.0.0
>Macintosh PowerPC 7.5.5 16M 50M 7.1.2.0.0
>
>You can download (if you are patient) a 60 day trial copy (
><www.oracle.com> ) or request a CD. It can also be found bundled with any
>number of books

Many people feel the minimum memory Oracle claims are bogus. It's like, yes you can take a Model T on the freeway, but would you want to?

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