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Re: Does any one know where i can get oracle 8i

i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no matter
where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was any
one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i could
download it or something, as time is running out and i am really desperate.

faithfully yours andrew gardiner
Jun 27 '08 #1
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"Andrew Gardiner" <re******@reverber.co.ukwrote in message
news:43***********************@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no matter
where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was
any
one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i could
download it or something, as time is running out and i am really
desperate.

faithfully yours andrew gardiner

i've been told this newsgroup is officially dead, and not carried by all
servers, to it's best to post questions like this in
comp.databases.oracle.server or comp.databaes.oracle.misc

don't have 8i to share, but i'd be a bit suspicous of the education being
provided if the requirement is to use an obsolete RDBMS on an obsolete OS --
is there any particulare reason why the instructor will not allow using 21st
century technology?

++ mcs
Jun 27 '08 #2
Andrew Gardiner wrote:
i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no matter
where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was any
one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i could
download it or something, as time is running out and i am really desperate.

faithfully yours andrew gardiner
http://www.oracle.com/technology/sof...e8i/index.html
tells it all...

I'd opt for personal edition (has all options of the Enterprise Edition,
apart from RAC); see:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/sof...s/winsoft.html
for the 9i version that runs on NT, W2K or XP.
No more Win98 versions...
--
Regards,
Frank van Bortel

Top-posting is one way to shut me up...
Jun 27 '08 #3


"Andrew Gardiner" <re******@reverber.co.ukwrote:
i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no matter
where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was any
one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i could
download it or something, as time is running out and i am really desperate.

If I were you I'd use a much lighter db server that will run on 98 and
yet still give you the basics of an RDBMS. I can think of Firebird for
example which will AFAIK run on 98, although it's not recommended for
production environments 8-).
You could also try PostgreSQL which may run on 98.
How much RAM do you have on this 98 machine?

Have you considered installing Linux/FreeBSD?
Paul...

faithfully yours andrew gardiner

--

plinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__

XP Pro, SP 2,

Oracle, 9.2.0.1.0 (Enterprise Ed.)
Interbase 6.0.1.0;

When asking database related questions, please give other posters
some clues, like operating system, version of db being used and DDL.
The exact text and/or number of error messages is useful (!= "it didn't work!").
Thanks.

Furthermore, as a courtesy to those who spend
time analysing and attempting to help, please
do not top post.
Jun 27 '08 #4
"Paul" <pa**@see.my.sig.comwrote in message
news:mm********************************@4ax.com...
>

"Andrew Gardiner" <re******@reverber.co.ukwrote:
i am at uni studying computer science and as suh have to program an swl
database, the problem is the mahine that the database has to exist on is
windows 98 so therefore i need a copy of 8i, the problem is that no
matter
where i look i cant find a ccopy of it, so i was wondering if there was
any
one on here who could send me a copy or could host it on a site so i
could
download it or something, as time is running out and i am really
desperate.
>

If I were you I'd use a much lighter db server that will run on 98 and
yet still give you the basics of an RDBMS. I can think of Firebird for
example which will AFAIK run on 98, although it's not recommended for
production environments 8-).
You could also try PostgreSQL which may run on 98.
How much RAM do you have on this 98 machine?

Have you considered installing Linux/FreeBSD?
Paul...

faithfully yours andrew gardiner


--

plinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__

XP Pro, SP 2,

Oracle, 9.2.0.1.0 (Enterprise Ed.)
Interbase 6.0.1.0;

When asking database related questions, please give other posters
some clues, like operating system, version of db being used and DDL.
The exact text and/or number of error messages is useful (!= "it didn't
work!").
Thanks.

Furthermore, as a courtesy to those who spend
time analysing and attempting to help, please
do not top post.
please excuse my bad manners for the top posting.

the machine has 256 ram, firebird may be the solution rather then oracle 8i.
Jun 27 '08 #5


"Andrew Gardiner" <re******@reverber.co.ukwrote:

the machine has 256 ram, firebird may be the solution rather then oracle 8i.

I have 9i which I mess about with on a machine with 256MB of RAM. Not
a problem - though, again, I wouldn't use 256 for a "working" db.
Firebird will work with 32MB of RAM, and you won't even notice the
load it places on the "server".

Why, but oh why, do you have to go with 98?

Paul...


--

plinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__

XP Pro, SP 2,

Oracle, 9.2.0.1.0 (Enterprise Ed.)
Interbase 6.0.1.0;

When asking database related questions, please give other posters
some clues, like operating system, version of db being used and DDL.
The exact text and/or number of error messages is useful (!= "it didn't work!").
Thanks.

Furthermore, as a courtesy to those who spend
time analysing and attempting to help, please
do not top post.
Jun 27 '08 #6

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