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

scalability is what it mostly has, my closet can store up to 50 shoeboxes high, and about 10 wide, and 3 deep. in my estimation, that should let me store up to 30x50 shoeboxes, or about 250 years of taxes using 6 boxes per year. the problem i have is finding a receipt from 1993, June, at the Los Gatos Brewing Co. its a business deduction, and if i can find it, it will pay for my whole shoebox database system.

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In article <4cr5hj$251_at_inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>, Jack Jung
<jjung_at_ca.oracle.com> wrote:



> Yes, I currently have all my income tax data in 6 shoe boxes.  I'm not sure


> about scalability though.  If I have 2 accountants working on my return

 will it


> be faster?


> 

> enduser_at_enduser.com (EndUser) wrote:

> >i can store data on a shoe box, does that mean its a database too?

> >

> >--

> >

> >In article <graeme-0501962006490001_at_grsmac.uk.pyramid.com>,

> >graeme_at_uk.pyramid.com (Graeme Sargent) wrote:

> >

> >> In article <4ca6v7$2ej_at_global.gc.net>, lansing_at_global.gc.net (Craig D.

> >> Lansing) wrote:

> >> 

> >> > 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?

> >> 

> >> No way!

> >> 

> >> All of the above address the issue of application development.

> >> 

> >> But only one is scalable.

> >> 

> >> graeme

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