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From: paulg@bhpmrl.oz.au (Paul Gallagher)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: RFC: scaling machine for XENIX running DBMS (Foxpro?)
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Date: 17 Apr 91 11:25:39 GMT
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I'm running through a preliminary analysis for an application
involving multiuser(2) update/query.

The app is going to be quite simple : relations into 2 or 3 databases;
indexed lookups on files with <1000 records. XENIX came to mind
as a suitable O/S that would allow the program to be put together
with a  minimum of fuss and at a reasonable cost. I'd like to look
at Foxpro (they do have a XENIX version don't they?) since my
backgroud is with dBase and I don't have the time right now to learn SQL.

I'm not looking for definitive answers here: does anyone have
any stories (horror,comedy,tragedy or otherwise) regarding Foxpro
apps running under XENIX? How fast is fast? i.e. how much of a 
punch can you expect a 386/25 to pack? 33MHz? i486 variants?

I'll do platform benchtests later, but a reference frame would be useful.
Thanks,
Paul Gallagher