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To: "Andrew K. Yu" <andrew@postgres.Berkeley.EDU>
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Subject: Postgres95 (was Re: SQL Interface)
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 95 11:54:41 -0700
From: Jolly Chen <jolly@postgres.Berkeley.EDU>
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> There is an SQL-version of Postgres called Postgres95. Postgres95 is
> derived from the last official release (4.2) of POSTGRES. We replace
> Postquel with SQL and also remove some features that do not work. The
> code size has been reduced by 25% and it runs about 30-50% faster compared
> with v4.2 (on the Wisconsin Benchmark).
> 
> Unfortunately, this is a pet project of mine and Jolly Chen and we don't have
> a scheduled release date. However, if anyone is interested, we will be
> happy to provide a you copy.
> 
> Postgres95 has been tested on Alpha (OSF 2.1, 3.0), DECStation (Ultrix 4.4),
> SPARC (SunOS 4.1.3), SPARC (Solaris 2.4), HP 9000/700 (HPUX 9.0). An NT
> port is in the works.
> 
> -andrew
> 

To elaborate on Andrew's pre-announcement, we are seeking beta testers
for Postgres95.  In order to be a beta tester, we are asking that you
must be familiar with Postgres 4.2.   That is, if you have trouble
installing Postgres 4.2 (or earlier) on your machine, then
Postgres95-beta is definitely not the right package for you to start
with.  We are also seeking a wide variety of platforms to test on.
Ideally, we would like beta testers for all the supported platforms
listed above. In addition, if you are already running an unofficial port
of Postgres 4.2 on some other platform, we would especially like
your help in porting Postgres95.  We would also like to solicit help on
documentation.  If you are interested in being a beta tester, please send
mail to andrew@postgres.berkeley.edu or jolly@cs.berkeley.edu, not to
the entire postgres mailing list.    

Beta and final versions of Postgres95 (unlike other Foobar95 products)
will be free and subject to the same copyright as earlier versions of
Postgres, and will DEFINITELY ship in 1995!

- Jolly Chen


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