RE: [DUG-DB]: What cheap databases are any good?

[Nic Wise]

> Ok, Interbase: that makes sense.  And it's just about to be free too.  I
> found the Interbase web site very informative.  So then, before I
> present it
> as my preference, does anyone have any (recent) reasons NOT to go with
> Interbase?  How fast is it?  How robust is it?

As you know, I'm biased, but:

there are faster, but its up there.
there are NOT more robust, AFAIK, in terms of data recovery. The US militery
use it in the M1 Tank - when they fire the gun, all PC's reboot 'cos of an
EMP. Interbase got chosen 'cos it comes straight back up....

N

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