Re: Where do you get Oracle ?

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"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message news:39a2ee94_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
>
> "Adrian Shepherd" <theshepherds_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:yzuo5.8575$Xg.84937_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > Wrong , I have cable via bigpond and had the same rate on ISDN in the
 U.K.
> > and similiar rates in Israel and Copenhagen. there have been similiar
> > experiences posted in this NG. Clearly you did not d/l from Oracle's FTP
> > server over the Internet , yet you choose to mislead the poor poster
 into
> > wasting his time...
> >
> > Pompous ass...
>
> Talking to yourself again, Adrian?
>
> Others have posted (in this thread so you can't miss 'em) that they have
> happily downloaded requisite packages from Oracle.
>
> I rest my case.
> HJR
>
>
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> > news:39a2616e_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > >
> > > "Adrian Shepherd" <theshepherds_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:KHso5.8305$Xg.82694_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > > Dont count on anything greater than a couple of KB/s when
 downloading
 from
> > > > Oracle. My d/l log shows a measly 0.4k/s transfer speed (over
 Cable),
 the
> > > > transfer rate has been abysmal for a couple of weeks both from the
 U.K.
 ,
> > > > U.S and in Australia. If you still want to try and d/l it, get
 yourself
 a
> > > > good d/l manager such as getright or gozilla. Prepare to wait.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Strange, it took me around an hour and a half to download Lite AND
 the
> > > Enterprise Edition.
> > >
> > > Like I said, get a friend with a good office connection.
> > >
> > > Clearly, Adrian has a 56K modem on a bad day with a dodgy ISP.
> > > HJR
> > >
> > >
> > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:39a248eb_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jon Temple" <temple_at_techie.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:pqho5.7977$%O6.513061_at_bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > > > > I want to learn Oracle, starting with PL/SQL. My company will be
 getting
> > > > > > Oracle in a few months, but I want to study now. Have a book
 which
 looks
> > > > > > pretty good, but I need Oracle and SQL* to do the labs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can I get a CD(s) with this on it? Does The Personal Edition of
 Oracle
 have
> > > > > > the SQL* tool?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > You will discover that Oracle Lite 8.1.6 is available as a CD if
 you
 dabble
> > > > > around http://technet.oracle.com. However, it takes weeks to
 arrive
 (I
> > > > > ordered one on a 'dare' from a student about 6 weeks ago, and it
 still
> > > > > hasn't arrived).
> > > > >
> > > > > Lite is fairly fully functional.
> > > > >
> > > > > What you'd be better off doing, however, is finding a friend who
 works
 for
 a
> > > > > company with a decent Internet connection, and downloading the lot
 on
 that
> > > > > connection (ie, the Enterprise Edition). They only need a CD
 burner,
 and
> > > > > you're off.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > HJR
> > > > >
> > > > > > Saw a 400MG download on ORACLE.COM, too big for a download, any
 other
 ideas
> > > > > > where I can get this to load on my home Win 98 computer?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jon
> > > > > > temples_at_att.net
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Received on Wed Aug 23 2000 - 12:39:21 CEST