Обсуждение: Re: [General] pgsql on win95
> Can PGSQL engine run on a win95/98 machine > as a single user or multiuser > now ? > in the near future ? Currently only Windows-NT is supported. Presumably noone has really tried to port it to Win95. There is no documentation where running on Win95 really makes trouble. You are invited to make an Win95 port: - Start with the NT-Port - Have a look at the cygwin-package to find out what's unavailable on Win95 Elmar
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Elmar.Haneke@gmx.de wrote:
Is there really an interest in spending the extra money for a
Windows license to build a less reliable database server?
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> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Elmar.Haneke@gmx.de wrote: > > Is there really an interest in spending the extra money for a > Windows license to build a less reliable database server? > Hmmm, try to think about an application, which normally runs on a server, but then is also wanted (with much less data) on a notebook ... Marten
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Marten Feldtmann wrote:
# > On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Elmar.Haneke@gmx.de wrote:
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# > Is there really an interest in spending the extra money for a
# > Windows license to build a less reliable database server?
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# Hmmm, try to think about an application, which normally runs on a
# server, but then is also wanted (with much less data) on a notebook
# ...
My print server and an LDAP slave at home run on a UNIX laptop.
I've also got a Netscape Directory Server on a UNIX laptop at home, but I
don't use it quite as much as the OpenLDAP install on the other laptop.
The laptop I usually keep with me runs Postgres for development on the
road. It's kinda one of those, ``Choose the right tool for the job''
things. If a database server is what you want, then Windows 95 probably
isn't.
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dustin sallings The world is watching America,
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At 07:07 PM 22-02-2000 +0100, Marten Feldtmann wrote: >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Elmar.Haneke@gmx.de wrote: >> >> Is there really an interest in spending the extra money for a >> Windows license to build a less reliable database server? >> > > Hmmm, try to think about an application, which normally runs on a server, >but then is also wanted (with much less data) on a notebook ... Erm I got linux running on my notebook. It's got a phone directories on it, with a web app to access it. Think about it, you get a server with a 2+ hour UPS, built in portable console screen. Even rack mountable with the proper kit ;). If only notebooks were more reliable, then we could make cool routers out of them.. Hmm, router with routing tables stored in postgres (multilevel cached of course for performance) <grin>. Nah.... hehehe. Cheerio, Link.
Marten Feldtmann wrote: > > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Elmar.Haneke@gmx.de wrote: > > > > Is there really an interest in spending the extra money for a > > Windows license to build a less reliable database server? > > > > Hmmm, try to think about an application, which normally runs on a server, > but then is also wanted (with much less data) on a notebook ... I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres. :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe it's an issue of OS choices). -Bop
> I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres. > :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe > it's an issue of OS choices). > > -Bop > There're still some Windows'95 and Windows'98 users out there in the world ... Marten
On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, root wrote:
# > I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres.
# > :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe
# > it's an issue of OS choices).
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# There're still some Windows'95 and Windows'98 users out there in the
# world ...
I'm not convinced that this is a reason to run a database server
on it. I don't think anyone would complain if someone ported postgres to
Windows, but it seems like a silly exercise. I've got a few macs around
the house, but I'm in no way interested in using them as data servers.
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Dustin Sallings wrote: > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, root wrote: > > # > I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres. > # > :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe > # > it's an issue of OS choices). > # > # There're still some Windows'95 and Windows'98 users out there in the > # world ... > > I'm not convinced that this is a reason to run a database server > on it. I don't think anyone would complain if someone ported postgres to > Windows, but it seems like a silly exercise. I've got a few macs around > the house, but I'm in no way interested in using them as data servers. > Unless you want to store for example your contacts in an RDBMS on your personal computer, instead of using MS-Outlook that uses an inefficient storage format and no integrity checks. You would in this case use the database server always just to service 1 client program. Regards Wim
At 11:08 AM 25-02-2000 +0100, Wim Ceulemans wrote: >Unless you want to store for example your contacts in an RDBMS on your >personal computer, instead of using MS-Outlook that uses an inefficient >storage format and no integrity checks. > >You would in this case use the database server always just to service 1 >client program. Hmm, how about you run linux and VMWARE. That way you have a virtual windows machine on your Linux box. You can then have postgres on your linux box, and whatever windows stuff on the vmware stuff. If you got a kickass notebook you can have even more virtual machines on a virtual network. All stuck in one single Linux notebook.. But I still don't know of good ways to run database servers on Win 9x. Not recommended :). Have fun! Link.
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, root wrote: > > # > I'm writing this email to you from a notebook. Running Linux. And Postgres. > # > :-) So, it's already being done (Notebooks aren't the issue here, I believe > # > it's an issue of OS choices). > # > # There're still some Windows'95 and Windows'98 users out there in the > # world ... > > I'm not convinced that this is a reason to run a database server > on it. I don't think anyone would complain if someone ported postgres to > Windows, but it seems like a silly exercise. I've got a few macs around > the house, but I'm in no way interested in using them as data servers. > We're writing a software system for the sales-management of a company and we use PostgreSQL on the company-server for this software system. Now the people are asking us, if they could get this system on their laptops - to have this system during traveling, too -- with much less data of course. These people have Windows'95 or Windows'98 on their laptops and not NT or even Linux. Therefore our system has to be written to run with several databases and at least via ODBC to an MS-Access database or any other flat file system. That's life :-) Marten