On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, scott.marlowe wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 00:30, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > "scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com> writes:
> > > > ... Being honest and fair will win
> > > > hearts and minds, and when they need the Saturn 4 instead of the Estes
> > > > rocket, they'll remember who to come to.
> > >
> > > I like this analogy, though maybe you've overstretched. Perhaps:
> > >
> > > MySQL = Estes. Put in InnoDB, and you have a D engine ... but it's
> > > still a model rocket.
> > >
> > > Postgres = Titan II. Can boost LEO missions or small interplanetary
> > > probes. Never mind its ICBM heritage ;-)
> >
> > All US (government) and Soviet/Russian rockets have ICBM roots.
> >
> > > Oracle = Saturn IV. Can take you to the moon ... if you can afford
> > > the price tag.
> >
> > What's a Saturn IV? Do you mean the Saturn V?
>
> http://www.aviation-central.com/space/usm50.htm
That's not the best URL, here's a better one:
http://www.space.com/news/a11_nomanmissions.html
Basically, the Saturn IV was the third stage of the Saturn V rocket if I
read that correctly, and the one that made the final boost to escape
from LEO to go to the moon. Oddly enough, it appears the stages were
named Saturn IC (first stage), II(second stage) and IV (third stage), with
no III I could see.