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Re: Whatever happened to BS-12?

From: Roy Hann <specially_at_processed.almost.meat>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:55:37 -0000
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"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message 
news:vX07h.20787$cz.317781_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...


> jlfoster wrote:

>> And how in hell did System R (and the SQL nightmare) get so popular? Feh.


>>

>> http://www.mcjones.org/System_R/bs12.html

>

> It was good enough.




And it had an IBM badge on it.  For modern readers, consider how today the 
Microsoft badge protects the technology buyer from rebuke when it turns out 
badly.



Roy 
Received on Thu Nov 16 2006 - 18:55:37 CET












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