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From: dale@slovax.UUCP (Dale L. Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: DBs for ST
Message-ID: <2872@slovax.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 88 21:20:40 GMT
References: <16@erc3bc.UUCP> <79@obie.UUCP>
Organization: R & D Associates., Tacoma, WA
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> In article <16@erc3bc.UUCP>, wsl@erc3bc.UUCP writes:
> > (2) Is there now (or will be in the near future) a SQL based database
> >     available for the ST?
> 
> Well, Atari announced a while ago that they would be selling one of
> the BIG Unix-type SQL databases for the ST *running Idris*.  Idris, if
> you haven't heard of it, is a "Unix-clone" o.s.  I think the database
> was either Ingres or Oracle, both of which are well-regarded products
> in the Unix minicomputer world.

The database slated to run under Idris on the ST was Oracle. I hope to
see it happen, unfortunately Atari has to wake up and start supporting
the developers out there. Idris is a multi-user multi-tasking Unix like
operating system. I really enjoy using it, I work on various Unix systems
at work, and feel right at home working with it. I have been porting some
public domain utilities and games for Unix machines, and find that there
is little or no work to get them running under Idris. The C compiler and
utilities are very nice. My only complaint is that it needs a "csh".
I miss history, and cd ~foo etc. ( any one have public domain sources for
a csh like shell).

P.S. I have seen and touched X windows (X10) on the ST!! --stayed tuned--



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