Re: Best OS for Intel? Windows NT,Solaris x86??

OS/2. It will run other Intel based programs, and the OS/2 Warp Server is a really good product. The state of California is run by OS/2 Warp Server (as is Iowa). Most banks and financial service companies also run OS/2. So, it is a well tested, stable product. It's also been around longer than NT (version 4.0 vs. version 2.0 [which Microsoft calls version 4.0 - sort of like Word jumped from 2.0 to 6.0...]). Also, OS/2 runs well on a Pentium Pro (unlike Win95). However, to be fair, WinNT and Linux also run well on Pentium Pro's. On the Unix side, Linux is pretty good, and it's (mostly) free.

Please note, o people with rabies: I am not trying to start an OS flame war here. Robb asked, I am giving him my opinion.

Jonathan D. Fischer

In article <32495369.41C6_at_sendit.nodak.edu>, njos_at_sendit.nodak.edu says...
>
>Hello!
>
>Which OS is better to use with Oracle on a intel based machine? I was
>thinking
>of either Windows NT or Solaris x86. The database will not be a really
>heavily used one, only 12 concurrent users max at once. But there will
>be
>a lot of little hits to it.
>
>Any suggestions on which OS to use? I'm open to anything, as long as it
>runs
>on intel based hardware. I haven't bought that hardware either, but was
>looking at the Dell OptiPlex GXpro 200mhz.
>
>Thank you!
>
>
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Received on Fri Sep 27 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST