Re: database theory

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>There are some programs on the EUPHORIA main site that compress
>sequences written to disk. EDOM, from Ralf, comes immediately to mind,
>but I know there are others... Perhaps these codes will make the writing
>and reading of sequences to disk more efficient, and therefore better
>able to handle the needs of a database.


I wouldn't say that... the sequence IS compressed, but you're still holding
the
complete database in memory! EDOM is far better than using plain
sequence, but it doesn't replace a real database system.

Regards,
    Daniel   Berstein
    daber at pair.com

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