"Bob ." <nemail_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bikj64$a7a81$1_at_ID-190262.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I recently bought a book 'oracle 8i for widowas NT starter kit'
>
> This book purported to have a 60 day trial copy of Oracle 8i enterprise
> edition, however when i laoded this the installation interface was
suppose
> to give me three option to choose from
> a. Oracle 8i enterprise edition 8.1.5.0.0
> b. Oracle 8i Client 8.1.5.0.0
> c. Oracle programmer 8.1.5.0.0
> Only option b and c were presented. leaves me feeling ripped off. What
> happened to a. ???
> Could this because I am running windows 98 and not NT therefore cannot be
> the server only the client and it thus chose not to present me with this
> option.
In a word yes. 8i Server will run on 2000 or XP Professional if you wish to
upgrade your operating system. If you get yourself a free subscription to
otn.oracle.com you will find that you can obtain a non-expiring not for
production use copy of all the Oracle software either via download (if you
have broadband) on on CD for a small price. I'd certainly advise you to get
either 817 (if you wish to follow the book) or 9.2 if you wish to use
current software.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
Received on Thu Aug 28 2003 - 05:10:35 CDT
