Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!dasys1!kalb
From: kalb@dasys1.UUCP (Stephen Kalb)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Do you like your UNIX RDBMS?
Message-ID: <9703@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 89 23:45:57 GMT
Reply-To: kalb@dasys1.UUCP (Stephen Kalb)
Organization: htc
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  What do you think of your UNIX relational database software?  I have
to choose a UNIX RDBMS to run on a network of SUN 4's.  It should have
the following features:

1) C-Library Interface (and maybe embedded SQL).
2) Network Capable Client Server Architecture (diskless clients, 4/260 server).
3) Interactive SQL Interface (SQL> select * from foo).
4) Screen Based Interface (w/ default screens extant by virtue of the schema).

  The quality of items 1 & 2 are more important than 3 & 4.  3 & 4 are
more-or-less necessary conveniences.

  We're not building a database application; we're building an
application that should take advantage of database tools that somebody
else has already built.  Our database needs should be simple but we
don't want to be nearsighted and preculde more intensive database use
by choosing a package with limited functionality. 

  Under consideration at the moment are Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and
Ingres.  If you've used one of these and have comments (pro or con),
I'd really like to hear what you think.  One day I'll return the favor.

  -Thanx

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