Re: Does any one know where i can get oracle 8i

"Paul" <paul_at_see.my.sig.com> wrote in message news:mmjro19f4lisaqpohtovss8sa8g12vn7fv_at_4ax.com...
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> "Andrew Gardiner" <reverber_at_reverber.co.uk> wrote:
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> > i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
> > database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
> > windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no
matter
> > where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was
any
> > one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i
could
> > download it or something, as time is running out and i am really
desperate.
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> If I were you I'd use a much lighter db server that will run on 98 and
> yet still give you the basics of an RDBMS. I can think of Firebird for
> example which will AFAIK run on 98, although it's not recommended for
> production environments 8-).
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> You could also try PostgreSQL which may run on 98.
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> How much RAM do you have on this 98 machine?
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> Have you considered installing Linux/FreeBSD?
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> Paul...
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> > faithfully yours andrew gardiner
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> do not top post.

please excuse my bad manners for the top posting.

the machine has 256 ram, firebird may be the solution rather then oracle 8i. Received on Wed Nov 30 2005 - 18:19:12 CST