Foreword
In 1987 I was just graduating from college and starting my career as a software developer. I started as a PL/I programmer on IBM mainframes using two databases: SQL/DS on VM/CMS and DB2 on MVS. I became familiar with SQL, but was limited as to what I could do on these production environments.
One day while reading a magazine, Dr. Dobbs Journal, I noticed an advertisement for a relational database that ran on DOS—simple PCs. It was a product named "Oracle." I clipped out the coupon, filled it in, and ordered this relational database for $99. About two weeks later, a dozen or so 5-1/4" floppy disks showed up in my mailbox and I had Oracle version 5.1.5c and all of the development tools I needed to start playing, learning, and exploring ...
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