George Smith wrote:
> I would like to propose to upper management that we
> replace a single user laptop program using a non-pick
> database with a Unidata single user system. We would use
> C# and the uniObjects for the gui front end. This would
> be on about 400 laptops if successful. 
> Anyone doing this and would like comments from the group.

I have Unidata PE on my laptop with XP Pro for development/testing with
DesignBais and mv.NET, both of which can use UO for connectivity.  I
haven't had any problems - outside of being a D3 guy who desperately needs
a "U2 for Pick Dummies" book.  :)

Rather than letting the system auto-start the services, I start/stop the
environment with a single click on BAT files on the desktop.  (Provided
here on request.)  I do this to eliminate CPU/memory usage when the
environment isn't in use.  That said, UD only has a modest 15MB RAM
footprint and zero CPU usage when inactive, so it doesn't interrupt other
processes anyway - this is probably what you're interested in.

The only other comment I would make is that it might be appropriate to get
licenses for production systems, rather than running on
personal/development licenses.  I don't recall what the actual license text
has to say about this.

Side comment: One of these days I wish the MV DBMS Vendors would pay
attention to requests like this and create "Lite" versions of these
environments with no BASIC compiler, no spooler, no editors, no telnet or
serial services, etc. - just a low-profile runtime-only that's easy to
install and use with a GUI client, and for a similar cost.  So far I think
the only candidates we have for this now are Revelation OpenInsight and QM.

HTH
T
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