Re: State of Oracle, A/UX and PowerMacs and PowerOpen

In article <ewing-0410941505150001_at_ewing.vhp.vanderbilt.edu> Rick Ewing, ewing_at_vhp.vanderbilt.edu writes:
>In addition, since the current version of Oracle Server V6.036 for
>standard Macintosh (not A/UX) won't run properly under emulation either
>due to the incompatibility of the SQL*Net tools with Apple's Shared
>Library Manager, bug fixes for SQL*Net will come in the December time
>frame.

Minor correction. The Oracle for Macintosh and Oracle Server for Macintosh do not work under emulation because of incompatibilities with the Code Fragment Manager / Segement Loader implementations on the Power Macintoshes.

Before the days of the Shared Library Manager and Code Fragment Manager, there was no way to dynamically load drivers/libraries. So, Oracle designed their own "loadable driver" technology. As is to be expected, when the Apple changed the implementations of the underlying OS calls we used, things have a tendency to break. In this particular case, we were somewhat blessed since only Oracle for Macintosh and Oracle Server for Macintosh seem to have trouble in emulation mode. Officially, however, no Oracle tool will be supported on the Power Macs until prior to an SLM or CFM release.

>But the news does not bode well for Oracle and A/UX. Oracle is dropping
>further development of the Oracle7 Server for A/UX product after version
>7.016 is released, and will cease to offer it for sale when the Oracle
>Stand-alone for PowerMac version comes out round about February. This

Just thought I should mention that Oracle is ceasing development on the A/UX platform because Apple is concentrating their developments elsewhere as well. Furthermore, the 7.0.16 port is still under evaluation... no commitments have been made by development.

Regards,
--Doug

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           reflect those of Oracle Corporation. Received on Wed Oct 05 1994 - 16:36:25 CET