On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:02:46 +1100, Edwin New <edwin_new@toll.com.au> wrote:
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> I don't want to split hairs, but wasn't Firebird originally Interbase? If
> so, you'll find it was originally a *nix product before it was a Windows
> database (back in the Ashton-Tate days for those with long memories).
"InterBase started on Apollo Domain, a spectacularly wonderful
workstation with terrific networking. The initial release supported
Apollo, Sun, HP/UX, VAX/VMS, Ultrix, and something else that escapes
me. So, if you wonder 'was InterBase originally a Windows/DOS
system?', the answer is 'no'."
From: http://firebird.sourceforge.net/index.php?op=history&id=ann_2
(This page: http://firebird.sourceforge.net/index.php?op=history&id=ann_1
says also: "InterBase started in the shower." Maybe the "something
else that escapes me" was NetBSD? ;-)
Ian Barwick