Re: ORACLE on LINUX

In article <359190A4.2FEC9A10_at_yoyoweb.com>, thornton_at_yoyoweb.com says... [snip]  

> We have tried SCO and Unix SysV. Both were really poor performers
> compared to Linux or FreeBSD. We considered Solaris x86 also, but
> were told by our Oracle rep that there was no port for Solaris
> x86.

At least as of Oracle 7.2 there was a Solaris X86 port. That was the last time I worked on Intel based Solaris and I've lost track since.

A quick jump to the Oracle Store show the following for Oracle7 Servers:

 Oracle7 Server  

List Price: $1,475.00
Select Platform Version Your Price
  Windows NT v7.3 $1,475.00

  Windows NT v7.3 with Bronze Support $2,075.00

  Sun Sparc Solaris 2.5 v7.3 $1,475.00

  Solaris x86 v7.3 $1,475.00 <---------

  IBM RS/6000-AIX v7.3 $1,475.00

  OS/2 v7.3 $1,475.00

  SCO Open Server v7.3 $1,475.00

  SCO UnixWare v7.3 $1,475.00

  Netware v7.3 $1,475.00  

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