Re: [Q] Oracle on NT
Date: 1995/04/03
Message-ID: <3lpegs$8tb_at_ionews.ionet.net>#1/1
>In article <3ldb3p$6ap_at_newsbf02.news.aol.com> toddm73670_at_aol.com (ToddM73670)
writes:
>>From: toddm73670_at_aol.com (ToddM73670)
>>Subject: Re: [Q] Oracle on NT
>>Date: 29 Mar 1995 23:12:41 -0500
>>We have used ORACLE v7.0.x on NT running on an Intel Pentium and it
>>definitely runs better than ORACLE v7.0.x on Novell on a similar Pentium
>>Box. Our tests showed about 50% in performance over a suite of queries,
>>sorts, etc. However, our research also revealed that although NT is
>>available for DEC Alpha, ORACLE has not ported ANYTHING to NT for Alpha.
>>Furthermore, their Tech Support assures me no one at ORACLE has any plans
>>to provide this port any time in the next year. What is going on here? Any
>>Ideas?
>
>Well, I remember that Oracle bought DEC's RDB database business so they might
>be formulating a plan to convert all the RDB databases to Oracle someday. So
>I would wait and see what Oracle does.
>
>That's my take on the situation.
>
>-Al
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When I talked to Oracle a few weeks back, they said that binaries for the Alpha
would be out perhaps third quarter, probably fourth quarter of the year. If he
was lying, I'll be glad we've decided to go ahead and implement on a pentium.
If Oracle is not planning on Aplha binaries, it seems like this would be a
major mistake; anyone running serious DB serversought to be doing so and
Alphas: our 2100/400 running SQL server runs like lightning though. (Yeah,
Yeah, I know that microsoft runs dual pentiums/quad pentiums from Compaq,
so....)
Shawn M. Smith
Received on Mon Apr 03 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST