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Date:      Tue, 03 Mar 1998 09:19:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, jak@cetlink.net, opsys@mail.webspan.net, smp@csn.net, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, "John S.Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
Subject:   Re: 3.0-RELEASE?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980303091933.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
In-Reply-To: <199803031609.JAA29162@mt.sri.com>

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On 03-Mar-98 Nate Williams wrote:
>> > ODI's ObjectStore is faster than Oracle, Sybase, or Informix.  Much
>> > faster. 
>> 
>> Does it support a true relational model?
> 
> Not really.
> 
>> Purely OO database engine is
>> heirarchial in nature and better be faster than a relational.
> 
> It depends.  If you data is organized in such a manner that heirachial
> (sp?) data access is faster, then it's a win.  But, if you end up having
> lots of 'built-in' relationships that aren't necessarily obvious or
> setup apriori from the objects themselves, then it can be *much* slower.

I think we both agree that the potential for speed is there.  Only problem
is that a relational model is so convinient for so man y problems...


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Sincerely Yours, 

Simon Shapiro
Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG                      Voice:   503.799.2313

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