Re: Advice needed on learning Oracle

In article <30CE43F9.5348_at_gate.net>, "Robert C. Nix" <nix_at_gate.net> wrote:
>Kenneth Nichols wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm about to receive my MS in CS and have a little experience in Oracle
>> (SQL, Forms 3), but not enough to be considered 'experienced'. I would
>> like to buy the single user version of Oracle RDB (not Personal Oracle)
>> so I can practice forms, PL/SQL, menus, etc.
>>
>> My question is: can I learn adequately from the single-user product? At
>> $1500, it's a major purchase for a student. Also, I have a Mac and a
>> PC. Is there a Mac version? What's the best choice among DOS, OS/2,
>> and WinNT versions? Currently I have only Win31 and DOS on my PC.
>>
>> Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Ken
>
>PO7 for Win95 would be a very good choice for a single user DBMS and the
 price
>is right. PO7 would be an excelent starting point.
>
>I personally prefer O7 Server for NT, but I am very experienced (6yrs) with
 Oracle's
>RDBMS and Tools.
>

PO7 for Win95 would expose you to about 90% of the Oracle RDBMS functionality and features. However, PO7 does not include the Developer 2000 product (Forms 4.5, Menu, Reports 2.5 etc) which is sold separately.

Hope this helps.

Ashu

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