Comments inline, like the rest: > -----Original Message----- > From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:34 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Oracle 10g for Windows > > [snip] > > * Why can't MS provide a semi-decent code editor. > > Yeah, notepad. Right. > > I'd say that wordpad was semi-decent and the vs.net ide was > superb(but cost= > ly).=20 Wurdpad? Are you kidding???? Perhaps when compared to Outlook's builtin editor which can't handle cut'n'paste correctly. And thanks, Mark for reminding me about ConText! > > * The fact that there are still drive letters. > > I can't get too excited about drive letters v mount points, > but in windows2= > 000 upwards you do have a choice.=20 Not in Oracle you don't. Or try installing Windohs on a "D" drive and see how far you get before products have major problems. Been there, done that. [snip] > > * That it took until Win23k for MS to design the system to allow > > different versions of apps to have different versions of DLL's. > > Lesse, we've been doing this on unix for 30 years or so? > > That must be why the linux install guides are so easy and > never include ref= > erences to the right glibc libraries :(=20 Example? > > * The stupid Oracle home selector that is strictly a GUI. > > I've always ignored it.=20 How do you switch Oracle Homes on Windohs then? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------