Is Oracle slower than the average database?

[Patrick J Draper]

Is PC Oracle slower than other databases in it's class? I've used dbase
III+ file formats (with C libraries) and programs run reasonably fast.

Under the PRO-C interface to the Oracle engine, my applications crawl. 

Is there another database for PC's in the same class as Oracle that goes
faster?

Thanks in advance,

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Patrick Draper     "College is supposed to prepare you for the future,
cps.msu.edu               but all my future's behind me." 
draper at cps.msu.edu      -- My GrandPa, age 85, Fall 1990 graduate
                           of Western Michigan University 
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