Re: ot - laptop for dba
- From: William Muriithi <william.muriithi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jpiwowar@xxxxxxxxx" <jpiwowar@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:51:06 -0500
Claudia,
Yeap, as John said, oracle 10 run on Mac natively without any problem. Have yet
to try oracle 11 though.
In short, as long as its not a serious database that require support, that
would not be a good reason to avoid Mac.
On 2010-05-31, at 1:36 PM, John Piwowar wrote:
> Hi Claudia,
>
> It *is* possible to have a toy database running natively on a Mac, with the
> caveat that it's 10.2.0.4 only. You also have the option of running other
> versions in a virtualized environment, which is mostly pain-free. :-) It can
> also be cost-free, since Oracle's Virtualbox product is a free download.
>
> FWIW, I've been a Mac-using DBA for 5 years, and I'm very happy with the
> platform. I'm sure that the last thing the list needs/wants is a
> Mac/Windows/Linux religious discussion, though, so no prosyletizing from me!
> ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> John P.
>
> (Strange spelling? iPhone's fault. Strange content? Alas, that's all me)
>
>
> On May 31, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Claudia Zeiler <girlgeek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Time for a new laptop. Shall I switch to a Mac? I have seen DBA's using
>> Macs, but I wonder, do any have a toy database on the Mac? How? There is
>> no Oracle certified for Mac that I know of.
>>
>> Thanks for any tips.
>>
>> -Claudia
>>
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