Re: Anyone have Oracle 7.3 for VMS ?

In article <32763975.76155A43_at_hsq.com> James Wilkinson <wilkinson_at_hsq.com> writes:
>Jack Jung wrote:
> > >Joe Duer wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Just wondering if Oracle was ever going to release it.
>> > >>
>> > >> Anyone have it, or know when it is going to be released?
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks
>> > >>
>> > >> Joe Duer
>> > >> joeduer_at_ix.netcom.com
>> Nope, I'm not kidding. Oracle Release 7.3 uses features that only exist
>> in OpenVMS 7.0 and DEC C 5.3 compiler. If you need more details you'll
>> have to contact Worldwide Support.
>
>Reasons probably include 64-bit support, internationalization improvements,
>fixes/additions to the RTL and improved compatability with other OS
>compilers. The first reason is enough in itself.

If that first were a decent reason, it wouldn't be on a number of unix already.

>
>James Wilkinson
>HSQ Technology

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