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From: mcitron@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Mark Citron)
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Subject: oracle under SCO Unix
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This note is for people wondering about Oracle version 6.0.30 under
SCO Unix (3.2.2). We had previously had lots of trouble installing version
5 so I was very nervous about version 6. I recommend getting the
distribution on tape cartridge. I put in the cartridge and was able to do
the entire installation on a remote dialup. We installed all the products
but I can only attest to the ones we have been using which are sqlforms30,
sqlplus, plsql, reportwriter and sqlnet. The whole process went without a
hitch. We only needed to call Oracle to straighten out the terminal 
configuration which it kept thinking was a vt100 (we use an SCO console
emulation). If you are worried about the installation script I can
tell you from my experience that they have finally made it painless!

Mark Citron

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Mark Citron
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