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Richard Foote wrote:
> "Franklin" <member29243_at_dbforums.com> wrote in message
> news:2888778.1053114845_at_dbforums.com...
> >
> > David Bowie?
> >
> > Wasn't he onw of those Gay English (sorry if this is redundant)
> > flako-rockers like Boy George?
> >
> > I thought that he died of AIDS year ago.
> >
>
> Hi Franklin,
>
> What many people don't know is that (the very much alive) David Bowie has a
> huge interest in computing technology, is a pioneer of the web and become an
> Oracle8i OCP in 1999.
>
> Many of his famous recordings actually relate to experiences he's had whilst
> looking after Oracle databases:
>
> <snipped>
>
>
> "Don't Bring Me Down" was inspired by his frequent use of the Shutdown abort
> command
>
> <snipped>
>
>
> Richard
Are you sure? I thought this was the result of his first attempts hosting on a Windows server?
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Sat May 17 2003 - 16:40:33 CDT