Yep that's what they said. I left there shortly thereafter, they were getting pissed off at me for questioning stuff like that.
The database app only had 50,000 records. Even in 1986 that was easily handled on a 386. --- MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Madigan wrote: > > The whole thing is silly. > > > > I remember my first job out of college, they took > a > > dbase iii program and ported it to the VAX. > > > > So I said, "Why the hell are we taking a dbase iii > > program and re-writing it in Oracle? It works > fine > > under dBASE" > > > > "Because we can bill a lot more for Oracle > programming > > hours". > > > They seriously said that? See...that's the crappy > ethics that gives IT > professionals (non-employees) a bad name. > > > So, in this case, if the Oracle program works, > what > > could the customer complain about? > > > I could make an appliance out of space-age > shuttle-worthy material, but > does that mean I shouldn't use a more affordable, > cheaper yet still > reliable enough material? > > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software > solutions!" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
