Re: Oracle invented the RDBMS?

From: Dean Jefferson <jeffedw_at_dhfs.state.wi.us>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:12:29 -0500
Message-ID: <7f24jc$b0m1@musky.state.wi.us>

Mr. Metz,

Did you ever hear of E.F. Codd? How about IBM's San Jose Project which resulted in the development of SQL, the SQL/DS DBMS and eventually DB2? Not to mention the INGRES Project at University of California - Berkley. INGRES was a great DBMS when Oracle was busy giving their stuff away to PC developers to get it debugged (a la Microsoft).

What short memories we have!

Jerry Metz wrote in message <37148D0F.C1D59F5A_at_ix.netcom.com>...
>Who else did you have in mind - dBase?
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>Moogle wrote:
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>> In the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Data Sheet, dated February 1999.
>> Page 2, second line states : "Oracle, having invented the relational
>> database, ..."
>>
>> Were they hoping no one would read that part?
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Received on Wed Apr 14 1999 - 08:12:29 CDT