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From: tgreenla@oracle.uucp (Terry Greenlaw)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Oracle for PC/Quicksilver
Keywords: ORACLE
Message-ID: <1990Feb14.155537.22355@oracle.com>
Date: 14 Feb 90 15:55:37 GMT
References: <2521@bilpin.UUCP>
Reply-To: tgreenla@oracle.UUCP (Terry Greenlaw)
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Belmont, CA
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In article <2521@bilpin.UUCP> nick@bilpin.UUCP (Nick Price) writes:
>
>We will require the eventual solution to use TCP/IP and use SQL*Net if
>we go the Oracle route. Can anyone point me to a usable TCP/IP 
>implementation for PC's ?
>
 SQL*Net TCP/IP for MS-DOS works with Excelan's LAN WorkPlace, the TCP-PC
Gateway for Novell Netware from Interlan, Ungermann Bass' TCP-PC, and FTP
(the company) PC-TCP. The FTP product is the most flexible in terms of
hardware choices. FTP's TCP/IP runs on a large number of Ethernet cards. 
Personally (as in standard "This aint the company" disclaimer goes here),
I have had good results with the Excelan and FTP products, only a brief
exposure to Interlan's product (looked good), and very bad experiences
using anything from Ungermann Bass (pricy, not well supported with PD or
shareware applications, pseudo-compatable. Your mileage may vary.). 
Disclaimer #2; The previous evaluation is based entirely on personal
experience, and should in no way be taken as any official statement by
Oracle Corporation.

An important point to note is that because MS-DOS is still a single-user,
single tasking operating system, SQL*Net for MS-DOS can only run as a client.
SQL*Net for other O.S's (Xenix, SCO Unix, etc...) on PC-based platforms
can run as both a client or a server, however.






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