Nothing against the data model. But he wasn't talking about that, he was claiming virtualisation as something Pick did and that the world would have been a different place if Dick Pick was still with us. He also claimed that much of what happens today is due to what happened in Pick many years ago, all of them are a bit of a stretch of the imagination.
As a 25 year veteran of this technology, and someone whose company is heavily involved in writing new software with U2, I think it needs to be promoted on it's merits. Amongst those are the data structure and the ability to fit in with other technologies. There is enough that is good to shout about without claiming that the world owes everything to Pick. George On 09/07/2008 01:40, "Frank Eperjesi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curious, what you feel is untrue about what the author said. > > A few years ago the one of Microsoft's directors of development wrote an > article (I believe it was titled One Step Forward, Two steps back) > wherein he pointed out how the original Pick Data model was so good. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Land > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:19 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] OT - Pick mentioned in letter to the editor... > [not-secure] > > Interesting, it's a shame that what he says isn't really true. > > George > > On 08/07/2008 19:59, "Hennessey, Mark F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This appeared in the letters to the editor section of the July 1 >> Software Development Times.... >> >> >> >> HIS PICK FOR AN OS IS CLEAR >> >> >> >> I read your article about virtualization ("Virtualization 3.0," May > 15, >> page 25, or http://tinyurl.com/5j4dnc) with some amusement. I am an > old >> Pick database programmer, and Pick has done virtualization since the >> 1970s. >> >> >> >> The Pick OS will load and run on just about any platform, including >> Microsoft's. It uses built-in tools to create one of the > easiest-to-use >> and most versatile 3D relational database models on the market. Yet, > it >> never merits mention in any of the "mainstream" media periodicals. >> >> >> >> Just about every buzzword and acronym you guys punch out every month, >> Pick has been doing since bell-bottoms and afro hairdos were in style. >> All the techno-weenies out there owe a great deal of what's happening > in >> their careers to this venerable OS, yet I'll bet less than 5% have > ever >> heard of it. >> >> >> >> Had Dick Pick not passed away in the mid-1990s, things might have been >> different today. But wherever you find a Pickie out there, they'll > tell >> you that they wouldn't trade their "legacy system" for all the > whiz-bang >> buzzword-laden toys in the world. So how about a nod to the good old >> days once in awhile? >> >> >> >> Gary Lass Wilsonville, Ore. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mark Hennessey >> >> State of Connecticut >> >> Department of Social Services >> >> Information Technology Services >> >> Child Support Systems >> >> Voice: 860-424-5261 >> >> Fax: 860-424-4813 >> ------- >> u2-users mailing list >> u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >> To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us > immediately on +44 (01952) 214000 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . Please delete and destroy any copies in any format of this email you > may have received in error. The recipient should note that the views > contained or expressed within this correspondence do not necessarily > reflect those of APT Solutions Limited , it subsidiaries, affiliates or > associates. This email and any attachments are not guaranteed to be free > from so-called computer viruses and it is recommended that you check for > such viruses before down-loading it to your computer equipment. It is > the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward > transmission, opening or use of this message or any attachments will not > adversely affect their systems or data. > > Registered Office:- Stratum House, Stafford Park 10, Telford, > Shropshire, TF3 3AB > > Registration Number:- 2228445 > > Place of Registration: England & Wales > ********************************************************************** > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
