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0 pointsKeyframe8y ago0 comments

IBM DB2 and Oracle 9i were around for sure. Other solutions as well. DB landscape was well-established back then.

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They were, but rediculously expensive at the time. $100k+ at the time to have a non-replicated version on Oracle running on a multicore server. Dealing with Oracle was like dealing with the mob.

KeyframeOP8y ago

Indeed, but that's a whole other issue.

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0 pointsKeyframe8y ago0 comments

IBM DB2 and Oracle 9i were around for sure. Other solutions as well. DB landscape was well-established back then.

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dsparkman8y ago

They were, but rediculously expensive at the time. $100k+ at the time to have a non-replicated version on Oracle running on a multicore server. Dealing with Oracle was like dealing with the mob.

KeyframeOP8y ago

Indeed, but that's a whole other issue.

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