>> but many (and especially older hands) Oracle DBAs consider M$ systems to be for wimps, >> just good for running Access and possibly SQL Server.
Yea... and I'm sure that there are those "older hands" that would prefer the days of the card punching return.... :-)) Old habits and ways are hard to change. While I'm not a M$ fan..... I'm thankful that I can run a copy of Oracle on it to develop and test with at home on my own....I might even run a production system on it... a very unimportant production system. Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP Oracle DBA Technical Lead CSX Midtier Database Administration Author: Oracle9i New Features Mastering Oracle8i -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Freeman, Robert INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).