Speed is relative. In the early 20th century Henry Ford built a fast car.
It had an ~1100 cubic inch engine, and would go over 100 MPH. No seatbelts, no roll cage, open gearing ( oil and grease everywhere), no roof, and nearly useless brakes. You could go fast, but would you want to? Jared On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 12:04, Ryan wrote: > i keep hearing that mysql is fast, but have never seen one benchmark. people > just assume its true. In what sense? what conditions? > Around 400 BC Aristotle stated that heavy objects fall faster than light > objects. It wasnt until the 15th century that someone actually tried to test > it... they just assumed it was true. > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:24 PM > > > > So is MySQL, supposedly. > > > > These things are usually very subjective, and rarely objective. > > > > Jared > > > > On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 08:49, Ryan wrote: > > > where do they get these 'speed' indicators from? the article says that > ibm > > > is faster than oracle? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 11:04 AM > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32200.html > > > > > > > > I have yet to see an objective, detailed comparison of Oracle, DB2 and > SQL > > > > Server. From a technical (i.e. what can it do) as well as from an > > > > organisational (i.e. how is it to manage) point of view. > > > > > > > > Even 3rd party "think tanks" seem to walk on egg shells when > evaluating > > > > software from major vendors, possibly to avoid alienating any of them. > > > > > > > > Patrice. > > > > -- > > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > > > -- > > > > Author: Boivin, Patrice J > > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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). > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > > -- > > > Author: Ryan > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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). > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > -- > > Author: Jared Still > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Ryan > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
