Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
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From: jim@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Mercer)
Subject: client/server database PC<->Unix via packetdrivers?
Reply-To: jim@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Mercer)
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1991 20:34:52 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.203452.6081@lsuc.on.ca>

do any of the mainstream databases (Oracle, Informix, etc...) have a packet
driver version of their PC based UI's?

i think it's wonderful that they have PC<->mini interaction, but can this be
achieved in a non-proprietary environment?

i would like to run an Oracle or Informix PC front end and have it actually
fetch the data from a remote Unix system.

it would be nice if the frontend used the packet driver like NCSA telnet
or CUTCP telnet.

the frontend doesn't actually need to be really smart.

anyone know of anything that will accomplish this task?

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