Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!stewartw From: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: Relational databases and "Acquisition" Message-ID: <9242@cognos.UUCP> Date: 23 Jan 91 22:53:06 GMT References: Reply-To: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 28 In article dgg@ksr.com (David Grubbs) writes: >A couple years ago I let my desire for a relational database for my Amiga get >the better of me. After canvassing the various computers stores, I discovered >that you could purchase Oracle or Informix for the MS-DOS machines for about >$500, but Unix versions were outlandishly expensive ($20K range) and Amiga >implementations were non-existent. Were the $500 versions a full development version or somewhat scaled down? In any case we won't be seeing any of the big Relation Databases on the Amiga, because the costs of release and support would never be recouped. The PC versions are the first part of a distributed computing solution for businesses that will be buying IBM compatible PCs (MSDOS or OS/2). Those machines are the standard and that isn't going to change. What this means is that a relational database solution of real power is unlikely for the amiga UNLESS it is a public domain thing that initially has no intuition interface. I think that the most we can hope for is indexed files (ala superbase) with a nice interface or a pd solution with a lousy interface. -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: stewartw%cognos.uucp@ccs.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario The bird of the day is .... Meyer's Parrot CANADA K1G 3Z4