> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merlin Moncure [mailto:merlin@rcsonline.com]
> Sent: 22 November 2002 21:25
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: [HACKERS] PostGres and WIN32, a plea!
>
>
> I had read on one of the newsgroups that there is a planned
> native port to the win32 platform, is this true? I read most
> of the win32 thread off of the dev site and it was not clear
> if this was true.
Hi Merlin,
This is true - the port is being actively worked on (see recent posts
from Bruce Momjian). A number of us have also been involved with the
closed source beta testing recently.
> I think postgres is the fastest
> database ever written for pc hardware, with the one possible
> exception of Microsoft Foxpro (note: not written by
> Microsoft).
Hmm, ever tried using a large multiuser database such as a finance
system using a Foxpro database? Network managers have been known to
murder for less... :-)
Regards, Dave.
