Re: Specifying all biz rules in relational data
From: Kenneth Downs <firstinit.lastname_at_lastnameplusfam.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:17:16 -0400
Message-ID: <djfsic.oo3.ln_at_mercury.downsfam.net>
>
> Without disparaging your colleague Nils, I think the "nillion barrier"
> was broken some 20 years ago, using mainframes.
> I'm not sure of my stats, but I believe I've seen it broken on a 6800
> running Oracle on AIX, some 5 years ago. I wouldn't know about Foxpro on
> OS/2.
>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:17:16 -0400
Message-ID: <djfsic.oo3.ln_at_mercury.downsfam.net>
Laconic2 wrote:
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> "Kenneth Downs" <firstinit.lastname_at_lastnameplusfam.net> wrote in message
> news:em4sic.mu2.ln_at_mercury.downsfam.net...
>> created a unit of measure in his honor, the "Nillion". A Nillion is a >> measure of throughput, one Nillion is one million records per second, in >> honor of the man we believe will be the first to get there. Of course, >> you'll have to deal with Foxpro DOS on OS/2 to do it, but what price >> perfection? :)
>
> Without disparaging your colleague Nils, I think the "nillion barrier"
> was broken some 20 years ago, using mainframes.
> I'm not sure of my stats, but I believe I've seen it broken on a 6800
> running Oracle on AIX, some 5 years ago. I wouldn't know about Foxpro on
> OS/2.
>
Too bad there is not a little smiley emoticon for "tongue-in-cheek", which I would have put on that paragraph. We don't take the "nillion" very seriously and I don't really use it myself, except to tell that story about Nils.
> eventually you can
> let the system do your bragging for you.
You must be a true hacker. :)
-- Kenneth Downs Use first initial plus last name at last name plus literal "fam.net" to email meReceived on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 20:17:16 CEST