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Article #15849Re: The Minimum You Need to Know to Be an OpenVMS Application Developer
From: Christopher Browne
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:32
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:32
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Clinging to sanity, "toby" <toby@telegraphics.com.au> mumbled into her beard:
> davidc@montagar.com wrote:
>> >From the description, this looks like an excellent book for a new
>> OpenVMS Programmer. Thanks for the effort in putting this bok together.
>
> It does look interesting. As a hobbyist I wish I could justify the $90
> - but coincidentally my day job is currently building MySQL
> applications on other operating systems. It's fascinating that MySQL
> has made it to VMS and is considered a useful component there (too) -
> whether one approves of MySQL or not ;-)
I have a hard time fathoming how MySQL would be of interest on a
platform that has a full-fledged ISAM system, RMS, *built into the
operating system*, but I suppose there are all types out there...
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