Re: PostGres and WIN32, a plea!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merlin Moncure [mailto:merlin(at)rcsonline(dot)com]
> Sent: 22 November 2002 21:25
> To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)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.