cleveridea wrote:
> On Sep 18, 10:19 am, cleveridea <cleveridea...._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 18, 8:57 am, Jakub Wartak <je..._at_pcnet.com.pl> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > sybrandb wrote:
>> > > On Sep 18, 2:05 pm, Jakub Wartak <je..._at_pcnet.com.pl> wrote:
>> > >> Hello experts !
>>
>> > >> I'm looking for Oracle 8.1.6(or Oracle 8.1.7) for AIX 5L strictly
>> > >> for education purposes (I'm CS student with an old RS/6000 only
>> > >> 32bit capable machine trying to learn Oracle+AIX software combo
>> > >> stack; Oracle 9 and upwards is 64 bit only for AIX; Oracle.com
>> > >> doesn't seem to provide downloadable ISOs for versions 8 and older).
>> > >> So therefore I'm asking - anybody got this software in basement ? ;)
>>
>> > >> Thanks.
>>
>> > >> p.s. I've already tried P2P networks... without results.
>>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Jakub Wartakhttp://vnull.pcnet.com.pl
>>
>> > > It won't be certified for AIX 5L
>>
>> > Yes, but I've read somewhere that Oracle for AIX 4.x should work good
>> > on AIX 5L. I don't want any certification && support as I'm going to
>> > use it for self education...
>>
>> > Thanks for response!
>>
>> > --
>> > Jakub Wartakhttp://vnull.pcnet.com.pl
>>
>> Why would you avoid getting educated on a version that is more
>> relevant? You can get 10g or 11g running on a computer that cost less
>> than $300 (probably less if you are industrious) that is suitable for
>> educational purposes.
>
> I should further clarify, that I find 98% of what you can educate
> yourself about Oracle on one platform, transfers almost directly to
> other platforms.
I'm already learning 10g on Solaris and Linux. I've just wanted to learn
in&outs of older software without automation to get more in-deep picture of
Oracle. Also I want to experiment with AIX unique storage features and to
practice performing bare metal recovery.
Thanks for any hints.
--
Jakub Wartak
http://vnull.pcnet.com.pl
Received on Wed Sep 19 2007 - 02:18:03 CDT
