What's does oracle have that others don't?

From: Gordon E. Hooker <gordonh_at_acslink.net.au>
Date: 1996/01/08
Message-ID: <30f19794.748902_at_nntp.peg.apc.org>#1/1


kimmng_at_eskimo.com (Kim Ng) wrote:

Good one Jennifer I like it...

>It might be clearer if we use automobile as an anology since most people
>knows what they are:
>
>Oracle, Informix, Sybase and other databases in this class are 18-wheeler.
>Dbase, Access and other databases in its class are sub-compact.
>
>Now, both vehicles will get their passengers and cargoes from point A to
>point B without any problem (assuming there is no mechanical problem and
>they have enough fuel :) ). However, you don't really want to use a
>sub-compact to transport 1000 gallons of milk or 100 ton of steel !
>
>Get the picture !
>
>By the way, this is the best, non-technical explanation about the
>differences between those 2 different categories of databases that I
>can come up with and does not bore everybody.
>
>Jennifer Blair (btt_at_ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: In <4ca6v7$2ej_at_global.gc.net> lansing_at_global.gc.net (Craig D. Lansing)
>: writes:
>: >
>: >In article <30E44856.4C4F_at_us.oracle.com>,
>: > "Robert C. Nix" <rnix_at_us.oracle.com> wrote:
>: >>sparodi_at_netpoint.net wrote:
>: >>>
>: >>> Can anyone tell me what's so good about Oracle? I use dbase IV,
 Foxpro, and Access.
>: >>
>: >>These database aren't even in the same league. It's not a valid
>: >comparison.
>: >
>: >Say it ain't so :)
>: >
>: >They all just store data, right?
>: >
>: >Craig D. Lansing
 

>: Users new to Oracle who are coming from a PC-based database background,
>: often do not see the advantages. For instance, they're used to a total
>: self-contained package, with lots of user-friendly features, like
>: menus.
 

>: I recently taught a class in New York city where two students who were
>: dBASE
>: users went nuts trying to compare Oracle to dBASE. They kept asking
>: where
>: this feature was and that feature was. Unfortunately, we were only
>: covering
>: SQL and PL/SQL, so they didn't get to see Forms or Reports, which would
>: have
>: helped. But the biggest difference was the lack of a total package.
 

>: Programmers in the class tried to explain the difference in how Oracle
>: handled data, and we all tried to explain the size and power of the
>: databases it could handle, but they were stuck on what they knew.
 

>: This is a difficult transition, guys. The confusion is real.
 

>: Sincerely,
>: Jennifer Blair
>: Blair Technical Training
>: Alexandria, VA
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_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Gordon E. Hooker MACS PCP
25 Clarke Street Ripley Queensland Australia Phone 61-7-32940555
Email gordonh_at_acslink.net.au
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ It is far far better to remain silent and appear a fool then to open ones mouth and remove all doubt.

Anon. Received on Mon Jan 08 1996 - 00:00:00 CET

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