Re: ACMS & Codasyl database

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From: Dirk Munk
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 06:50

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Larry Kilgallen wrote:
> 
> In article <3A3E0BD9.F811E111@easynet.fr>, Francis ANDRE <francis.andre@easynet.fr> writes:
> > Hello There
> >
> > I am looking for information about ACMS and a Codasyl database that
> > should have
> > been implemented on VMS. Anyone could help me??
> 
> DEC DBMS was sold to Oracle along with Rdb.  They still support it,
> proving that it _is_ possible to market something less than Rdb :-)
> If you have trouble convincing Oracle representatives that it exists,
> first find an Oracle representative who believes that Rdb exists.
> The Codasyl database (I don't know Oracle's name for it) is used
> in semiconductor fabrication plans at various companies (as well
> as elsewhere).

It is still called DBMS, V7.03 is coming up, and it is a Very Large
Memory database.
You can find it on the Rdb CD-Rom set, because Oracle packed all
ex-Digital software on one CD-Rom set.

Just search for codasyl on the Oracle site, and you will get some
information.



> 
> ACMS is still sold by Compaq, so far as I know.

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