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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 1

Eirikur Eiriksson (10/18/2016)
Lynn Pettis (10/18/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (10/18/2016)
ZZartin (10/18/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (10/18/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (10/18/2016)
Just had a Blast from the past
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Wait... 11 - 13k of RAM? 32-bit?
Where did you dig up this dinosaur? @=)
Damn I was 11 years old and didn't own a computer when that was released 😛
Back then working on Ingres, Informix, OPEN Pace, dBase, Sybase, DB2, ~~Obstacle~~ Oracle and few others. When I first read that article I had only played around a little bit with an earlier version of SQL Server (1.something) and thought I'd better leave that one alone as it was absolutely no good;-) 4.2 was, just as Sybase, quite advanced although the performance of the former was absolutely no good. 6.5 was in many ways a game changer but it was only when 7 was released that things started to shift. Maybe I've been doing this for too long:-D
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I started with SQL Server 6.5 four years after that article, and yes, SQL Server 7.0 was a game changer. The only upgrade that got approved based solely on how quickly Access reports returned when querying a database on 7.0 versus 6.5. Try seconds versus 20 to 30 minutes with no changes to the reports except which server it hit.
Yes, SQL Server 7.0 was a big leap, reading this one only wonders what has really changed since;-)
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I quite liked how it mentions Version 5, which I don't think saw the light of day commercially, did it?

But wow dig those old minimum requirements :w00t:

Um, in other news, text last night around 10 pm from agency about a role in London to start on Oct 31, email this morning about it from the same person... I was then thinking about replying with sorry I'm in America until Nov 12th, when he rings while I was replying to this! I guess its urgent then 🙂

Rodders...

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 2

rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
Um, in other news, text last night around 10 pm from agency about a role in London to start on Oct 31, email this morning about it from the same person... I was then thinking about replying with sorry I'm in America until Nov 12th, when he rings while I was replying to this! I guess its urgent then 🙂
Rodders...

Nice one! 🙂 If they're that keen to speak to you, then they may be prepared to hang on...

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 3

In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."

at which point I lost the plot.

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 4

ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.

are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?

Rodders...

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 5

ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
Um, in other news, text last night around 10 pm from agency about a role in London to start on Oct 31, email this morning about it from the same person... I was then thinking about replying with sorry I'm in America until Nov 12th, when he rings while I was replying to this! I guess its urgent then 🙂
Rodders...
Nice one! 🙂 If they're that keen to speak to you, then they may be prepared to hang on...

Yes maybe, I said I'd drop him an email the week before I'm due back.

He did say 'its a pity you are on holiday'

I thought 'No its not'

Followed by thinking 'no you are right, I'll cancel everything!'

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Rodders...

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 6

rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...

No, this was after breakfast.

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 7

ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.

Oh, oh, oh.

May I steal this for a possible story that may or may not see the light of day? @=)

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 8

ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.

WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?

Weird world you live in where that would be true.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

BLOB EATER SSChampion Points: 14609 More actions · Answer 9

Brandie Tarvin (10/19/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.

Bacon + Brown Sauce = Winner

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 10

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ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.
Bacon + ~~Brown~~ Red Sauce = Winner

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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 11

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In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.
Bacon + ~~Brown~~ Red Sauce = Winner

Brandie, with you on that one!

Blobeater - not with you on the brown sauce, I prefer tomato (yay Chris), but I am partial to brown sauce on a good sausage sandwich!

Rodders...

BLOB EATER SSChampion Points: 14609 More actions · Answer 12

rodjkidd (10/19/2016)
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ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.
Bacon + ~~Brown~~ Red Sauce = Winner
Brandie, with you on that one!
Blobeater - not with you on the brown sauce, I prefer tomato (yay Chris), but I am partial to brown sauce on a good sausage sandwich!
Rodders...

what about good old Coleman's mustard on sausage?

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 13

BLOB_EATER (10/19/2016)
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In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.
Bacon + ~~Brown~~ Red Sauce = Winner
Brandie, with you on that one!
Blobeater - not with you on the brown sauce, I prefer tomato (yay Chris), but I am partial to brown sauce on a good sausage sandwich!
Rodders...
what about good old Coleman's mustard on sausage?

AHEM. Comic strip about bacon[/url].

And the comic that started the chain[/url] which ends in bacon, if you're interested in reading the whole thing.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

J Livingston SQL SSC Guru Points: 51550 More actions · Answer 14

ChrisM@Work (10/19/2016)
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In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
are you sure it wasn't ... would be eating bacon?
Rodders...
No, this was after breakfast.
WAIT! Who only eats bacon at breakfast time?
Weird world you live in where that would be true.
Bacon + ~~Brown~~ Red Sauce = Winner

Bacon + Red Sauce + Butter= Winner

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Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 15

Brandie Tarvin (10/19/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/19/2016)
In other news, today I overheard m'colleague saying "maybe the DBA team would be a beacon..."
at which point I lost the plot.
Oh, oh, oh.
May I steal this for a possible story that may or may not see the light of day? @=)

Help yourself.

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com