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From: debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: database course
Summary: what systems to use in database course
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Date: 26 Sep 88 15:47:29 GMT
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Hi Netlanders,

I'm supposed to teach a course on "how to implement databases" (from
general ideas to database scheme to working implementation on AT-class
machines). It is a rather practical course, for students who supposedly
know relational database theory and who have some basic programming skills.
I would appreciate if someone could give me some advise on which database
system to use. I was thinking of Oracle, but there is also a lot of talk
about Informix, or maybe I should get yet another one? It has to have SQL
for sure, and also has to be callable from C or Pascal or something.
Is there anything decent that exists for both Messy Dos and Unix? It
is easier if I can get the students going with Dos, so I don't have to
teach them Unix as well. But once they are out in the real world, they
should be able to get the same database on real computers too.

Please e-mail to debra@research.att.com.

Thanks in advance.

Paul.