Re: I think that relational DBs are dead. See link to my article inside

> I sincerely doubt there is anything you can do in a network model DB that cannot be done at least as well in a Relational model DB. Give just ONE example.

I am not sure if this would qualify, but I would like to see an equivalent RMDB implementation (and also how resilient it is to handling additional data that is unknown during initial db design) for the example posted at www.dbfordummies.com/example/ex123.asp

This example models 10 computer systems, each quite different than the other.

The first system has a computer and 7.1 speaker system that handles a peak of 1000 watts. The Dell computer has 20 GB IDE hard drive and a 133 Mhz motherboard with dual 2.0 GHz processors. The motherboard also has 3 slots, the first has a 2/10 MBit network card, the second an audio card with 3 sampling rates, and the third is empty. See script for additional specifications for first and remaining systems.

Example queries:
Find computer that has a mother board which has a cpu whose serial# is VR3736.
Find systems whose hard drive is manufactured by quantum. Received on Mon Jul 03 2006 - 22:43:21 CEST