Databases under UNIX-386

[Bruce A. McIntyre]

In article <1652 at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu>, fritzz at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (fritz zaucker) writes:
> Is there anybody who has expierence with different databases for
> UNIX? I am looking for something to run on a 386 based PC under
> ix/386.
> Thanks, Fritz

I have used the following:
	
name:	Progress from Progress Software,
rate:	Tops in most catagories
type:	4GL / Integrated rdbms, next version(6.0) will access Oracle/Sybase
O/Ss: 	Unix, Xenix, PC-Lan, PC-DOS, VMS, CTos, Aux, Aix, others coming

name:	Oracle from Oracle
rate:	Tops in breadth of market
type:	RDBMS with Forms, Reports, C interface, other 3GL interfaces
O/Ss:	Unix, Xenix, PC-DOS, VMS, Mcintosh, Aix, others

name:	Informix from Informix
rate:	Tops in report writer, good screen painter
type:	RDBMS with Forms, Reports. Add on 4GL, C-interface
O/Ss:	Unix, Xenix, PC-DOS, VMS, Aix, others

name:	Foxbase+ from SCO
rate:	Tops in dBASE compatibles for most environments
type:	dBASE compatible DBMS, runtimes available
O/Ss:	PC-DOS, PC-Lans, Xenix, Some UNIX, McIntosh

I feel that for most purposes and the widest variety of systems where I
have to deliver and maintain working systems in the minimum time and with
the maximum performance and effectiveness, I choose Progress.  I can
literally move code to any of the supported environments unchanged, and
it will run correctly.  It is fast, solid, and with full transaction
processing, automatic roll-back, etc.  It is one system where I know that
I can yank the plug out of the wall of a running application, and have
the database roll itself back to the last valid completed transaction
without intervention, even in a Unix environment.

I have built systems where I had 100 users under Unix, and am now building
an application that will have a working database size of over 2 GigaBytes.

There is a good user community, several add on tools, libraries, etc.  It
has a C interface to call C routines, but the language is so flexible that
I have never had to use it.  It offers both the ease of a non-procedural
language, and yet has the control of a 3GL where you need it.  You can
mix Progress 4GL language and standard SQL in the same procedures, as SQL
is implemented in native mode, not an interface or embedded interpreter.

There is a full development test system available for $95 for most of the
standard environments, and the only limitation is the number of times you
can start the server against the database.  However, you could develop the
complete application from the TestDrive.

These opinions are mine, based on my experience, and while I do act as a
reseller of Progress, there is no other connection.
bruce
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