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since I just installed 8.1.6 on Solaris this is very good to know :)
>From: "Joseph S. Testa" <teci_at_oracle-dba.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Re: Oracle 8 vs Oracle 8i
>Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 14:46:54 -0800
>
>I guess the questions begs to be asked, why would you go with the older
>version?
>
>8.1.5 is somewhat buggy, but from what i've seen so far(about 3 months
>worth) 8.1.6 is pretty stable at least on solaris.
>
>joe
>
>
>Andrey Bronfin wrote:
>
> > Dear ALL ! My company and me are about to decide to go either for
> > Oracle8 or Oracle8i .It's an absolutely new Internet application , so
> > no migration is needed - we are starting from scratch .I'm interested
> > in all the inputs , especially in terms of performance , stability &
> > easiness of maintenance , to compare the two versions .We are planning
> > for thousands of concurrent users & a very high queries/second rate ,
> > although the queries promise to be pretty light selects .The O/S be
> > Sun UNIX (or may be HP-UX , we haven't decide about this either :-)
> > .Any input will be VERY appreciated .Thanks a lot in advance . Andrey
> > .
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