Re: Whatever happened to BS-12?

From: jlfoster <jlfoster_at_sprintpcs.kawm.INVALID>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:32:54 -0800
Message-ID: <gf2dnaJTb72-IMHYnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@got.net>

"Roy Hann" <specially_at_processed.almost.meat> wrote in message <news:8JidnWPKlZm9O8HYRVnyvw_at_pipex.net>...

> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:vX07h.20787$cz.317781_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> jlfoster wrote:
>>> And how in hell did System R (and the SQL nightmare) get so popular? Feh.
>>>
>>> http://www.mcjones.org/System_R/bs12.html
>>
>> It was good enough.
>
> And it had an IBM badge on it. For modern readers, consider how today the Microsoft badge protects the technology buyer from
> rebuke when it turns out badly.

Wasn't BS/12 also developed by IBM? Received on Thu Nov 16 2006 - 13:32:54 CST