AVR-Chat

On Saturday 07 August 2004 09:36, erikc wrote:
>
> Perhaps it was an idea ahead of its time.  Considering all
> the databases in use these days and the demands made on
> them, it seems that having memory with integral search
> capability would be a moneymaker.  Especially if someone
> came out with a line of machines specifically for managing
> databases.  (Something like SQL in hardware).

Experts in the field tried that in the 1980's, IIRC. The architects
of SQL, if you want. Instead, they realized that it was more
realistic and practical to try to do it well in software _first_ on
generic hardware that was rapidly growing to be more capable by the
month.

You may have heard of a company called Sybase.

Implementing new features is software is still trivial compared to
doing it in hardware.

Triggers and stored procedures are two relevant concepts.

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