Re: Oracle vs DB2

In article <3d29e8b5.14267205_at_ausnews.austin.ibm.com>, you said (and I quote):

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> Just to pick a nit . . . COBOL hasn't gone yet. It's just below a lot of
> people's radar screen because it's not the sexy language de jour. I'd say the
> chances are better than even that your paycheck is written by a COBOL program!
> Same for your telephone bill.
>

I know of at least two sites still running applications written in IBM 370-Assembler. And very happy with it. I'd love to do some work with them: my ABEND-reading skills are a bit rusty, but it'd come back in a flash given the need to use it again!

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Nuno Souto
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