Re: Pre-relational, post-relational, 1968 CODASYL "Survey of Data Base Systems"
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:21:40 -0500
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"Ken North" <knorth2_at_deletethis.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > It was a product by a German company, but I don't remember which one.
>
> Software AG.
>
> -----------------------------------
> Comparative Data Base Management Systems Seminar
> Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles (October 10-12, 1974)
> (produced by TRW, sponsored by UCLA Extension)
If we did a "where are they today" (a full 40 years later!) we would get what?
>
> DBMS Provider
> -------- -------------
> DMS 6000 Burroughs
> ADABAS * Software AG
It sounds like ADABAS D is a completely different product? Is ADABAS still
in production anywhere-- is it supported by Software AG?
> IDMS Cullinane
I remember reading this, but don't recall -- perhaps killed off by CA as
others have been? I'd also guess there are still production implementations
of IDMS out there? Supported by whom?
> IDS Honeywell
> IMS IBM
Alive and, uh, well, at IBM with IMS software using DB2 underneath in
many/most? cases?
> System 2000 MRI
> TOTAL Cincom
> GIM TRW
all gone as immediate GIM descendents, but lots of children alive and well
via PICK and PICK-alikes
> DMS 1100 Sperry-Univac
> EDMS Xerox
> Reality Microdata
Alive as "Reality" at Northgate in the UK, one of the PICK descendents
Is one of these MUMPS?
<snip>
--dawn
Received on Wed Apr 28 2004 - 03:21:40 CEST