Re: DBKEY Datatype

"David Cressey" <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net> wrote:

>BTW, the SW engineering that went into Rdb, and earlier into VAX DBMS (a
>CODASYL style database) was truly superb. Some of the cleanest
>implementation ever. DEC Rdb still survives as "Oracle Rdb".

It also survives as Interbase and Firebird. Jim Starkey the original designer/coder of Dec Rdb later went on to found Groton database systems (hence the .gdb suffixes on Interbase database files), bought by Asford-Tate bought by Borland.

He is now back in the frame and active on the Firebird project and lists.

Paul...

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