Re: Pre-relational, post-relational, 1968 CODASYL "Survey of Data Base Systems"

From: Dawn M. Wolthuis <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:21:40 -0500
Message-ID: <c6n0vt$hed$1_at_news.netins.net>


"Ken North" <knorth2_at_deletethis.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c6mvjl$6a3$1_at_ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
> > 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?
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--dawn Received on Wed Apr 28 2004 - 03:21:40 CEST

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