Re: Oracle7

>In article <288gvb$1bq_at_senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>,
>Steven L. Wertheim <stevew_at_athena.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>Since you posted to the Mac group you should know that Oracle7 is only
>>available for the Workgroup Server 95 (a specially configured Quadra 950
>>running A/UX). At least this was the situation at Database World in June.
>>The Oracle rep there told me that it doesn't depend on special hardware in
>>the WS 95 and Oracle7 should work on all 68040 machines. However the decision
>>to port to System 7 and market it more widely had not been made at that time.
>>If you are only using Macs as clients, this need not concern you. The new
>>versions of the client tools for Mac will work with a non Mac Oracle7 server.

In article <robmCE1wvv.3rA_at_netcom.com> robm_at_netcom.com (Rob MacDonell) writes:
>
>Could you please provide some information on the new versions of the client
>tools and your impressions if you have used them. I am currently developing
>a client app and using the Oracle6 versions. Have they been updated?
>

Sorry, since I am using a Mac server I haven't upgraded to Oracle7 (for the reasons above) or the new client tools. All I know is what the Oracle marketing guy told me. He said that the C and Hypercard API's are not changing much and that clients developed with the version 6 API's will work against a v7 server. I haven't tested this. The really new stuff is a new client application - an enhanced Query Builder which looked nice and also Bookmaker (?) or something of the sort which lets you build electronic books. Not as flexible as HyperCard but otherwise looked OK.

Steve

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Steven L. Wertheim, Ph.D.                      Internet: stevew_at_athena.mit.edu

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