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Eric,
You must have paid Winter Corporation alot for that cleverly disguised plug for your new system!
:-)
Ross
<==> -----Original Message-----
<==> From: Eric D. Pierce [mailto:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
<==> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:21 PM
<==> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
<==> Subject: RE: OT RE: Oracle being scalable
<==>
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<==> did you see a category for the fastest & biggest IBM mainframe
<==> IMS database communicating using EDI (or whatever that legacy
<==> data communications thingy is called that banks have been using
<==> for decades instead of IP) that runs in a legacy Z80 serial port
<==> simulator mode and boots off 8" floppies while communicating
<==> out to the operator console in morse code and in via manual
<==> register switches borrowed from a demonstration panel in the
<==> apollo space museum?
<==>
<==> what? only one winner in that category!
<==>
<==> regards,
<==> ep
<==>
<==> On 5 Apr 2001, at 14:26, Mohan, Ross scribbled with
<==> alacrity and cogency:
<==>
<==> > || No, I just know for a fact they don't write or run
<==> the world's largest
<==> > databases,
<==> > so <shrug>.
<==>
<==> ...
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<==> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
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<==> Author: Eric D. Pierce
<==> INET: PierceED_at_csus.edu
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