Re: Oracle on a Mainfram?

From: Bill Manry <bmanry_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 20:37:13 GMT
Message-ID: <3af854e3.2263299092@newshost>

On Mon, 07 May 2001 22:27:12 GMT, willjamu_at_mindspring.com (James Williams) wrote:
>Not sure what you mean. There are special programs that allow the
>OS/390 instruction set to run on RISC and INTEL based machines. The
>OS/390 or now called Z/OS has a Posix compliant kernel that allows it
>to run UNIX apps. Also, the mainframe can be partitioned into a
>LINUX server. Before I was an Oracle and UNIX, NT guy I was a mainfame
>heavy. I know of several shops that run Oracle on the OS/390 server
>but not sure about Financials.

Oracle runs on OS/390 or z/OS and can be the database server for Oracle Financials running on your favorite Unix or whatever. I think that is what he was referring to.

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Bill Manry - Oracle Corporation USA
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