On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:02:46 +1100, Edwin New <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
