Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Viable(read cheap) alternative to access PLEASE!!
Hi Thanks for all the replies..obviously I'm not an isolated case. I think I'll have a shot at the mysql and php (about time I done some scripting again, instead of having to make sure they've tried plugging the thing in before calling me!). Thankfully time (for implementation) is not a pressing issue (YET) Any suggestions for getting to grips with learning the above are most welcome. I've already ordered a book. Going off subject anybody got an 1.4 AMD Athlon? According to the Chip ID number it's suitable for a 266Mhz FSB. Is this speed achieved by 14x100 or 10.5x133 or am I up the wrong tree again? Thanks again for your help. -- Mike Rees Ysgol Glanymor School Heol Elfed Burry Port Llanelli Carms SA16 0AL
According to the Chip ID number it's suitable for a 266Mhz FSB. I believe that the Front Side Bus (FSB) refers to the bus between the CPU and RAM. The Athlon has supported a 266MHz FSB for some time, Modern Intel CPUs support a 133MHz FSB
Is this speed achieved by 14x100 or 10.5x133 or am I up the wrong tree What you are refering to here is the Clock multiplier and Frequency settings for the configuraton of a CPU.
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From: Mike Rees
Hi
Thanks for all the replies..obviously I'm not an isolated case.
I think I'll have a shot at the mysql and php (about time I done some scripting again, instead of having to make sure they've tried plugging the thing in before calling me!).
Thankfully time (for implementation) is not a pressing issue (YET) Any suggestions for getting to grips with learning the above are most welcome. I've already ordered a book.
Going off subject anybody got an 1.4 AMD Athlon?
According to the Chip ID number it's suitable for a 266Mhz FSB.
Is this speed achieved by 14x100 or 10.5x133 or am I up the wrong tree again?
Thanks again for your help.
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Mike Rees Ysgol Glanymor School Heol Elfed Burry Port Llanelli Carms SA16 0AL
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On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 10:38:00AM +0100, Mike Rees wrote:
Hi
Thanks for all the replies..obviously I'm not an isolated case.
I think I'll have a shot at the mysql and php (about time I done some scripting again, instead of having to make sure they've tried plugging the thing in before calling me!).
Thankfully time (for implementation) is not a pressing issue (YET) Any suggestions for getting to grips with learning the above are most welcome. I've already ordered a book.
For PHP have a look at www.php.net and www.devshed.com, there are plenty of example scripts that you can hack to your needs. Both MySQL and PHP come with excellent documentation but you might consider getting `MySQL & mSQL' pub. O'Reilly which gives you a decent grounding in SQL and interacting with scripting languages via their DBC drivers (doesn't cover PHP though). You might be better off with Postgres if your site is going to be performing lots of updates from different sources (which sounds like it might be the case) as Postgres supports important constraint features such as transactions and more fully imposes key constraints. MySQL is better for data that doesn't change that much IMO. I've got a book that I want to get rid of `The Practical SQL Handbook' pub. Addison Wesley which is a good starter for getting to grips with ANSI SQL'92 - let me know if you want it, I'd take £10 + p&p. I'd be happy to give you a hand with the database design which is important but often neglected. Things like normalisation of your tables & doing a proper entity-relationship diagram is important so that you don't end up having to redo your tables bacause of integrity problems. Also allows you to extend the database easily in future if the need arises. DB design is a bit of a black art which requires some experience and a good deal of formal study if it's to be done properly & time not wasted. -- Frank *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Boroughbridge. Tel: 01423 323019 --------- PGP keyID: 0xC0B341A3 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/
On Friday 28 September 2001 14:42, Frank Shute wrote:
I'd be happy to give you a hand with the database design which is important but often neglected. Things like normalisation of your tables & doing a proper entity-relationship diagram is important so that you don't end up having to redo your tables bacause of integrity problems. Also allows you to extend the database easily in future if the need arises. DB design is a bit of a black art which requires some experience and a good deal of formal study if it's to be done properly & time not wasted.
I'd be interested in learning this as well! Would you be interested in doing a workshop on this at anytime? Nigel. -- Nigel Pauli - I.T. Manager St. John's School, Northwood, U.K. http://www.st-johns.org.uk/
On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 03:54:05PM +0100, Nigel Pauli wrote:
On Friday 28 September 2001 14:42, Frank Shute wrote:
I'd be happy to give you a hand with the database design which is important but often neglected. Things like normalisation of your tables & doing a proper entity-relationship diagram is important so that you don't end up having to redo your tables bacause of integrity problems. Also allows you to extend the database easily in future if the need arises. DB design is a bit of a black art which requires some experience and a good deal of formal study if it's to be done properly & time not wasted.
I'd be interested in learning this as well! Would you be interested in doing a workshop on this at anytime?
That's a possibility but not for a while as I'm fairly busy ATM; doing a bit of DB design and table normalisation is one thing but organising some sort of coherent workshop for school users is another! BTW, what would everybody be interested in implementing with regards a web-based DB? Are there any OSS projects out there for schools that meet their needs? If not why not? What about commercially available software? etc. During the long winter nights I wouldn't mind putting something together, GPL of course, then perhaps organise a workshop. -- Frank *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Boroughbridge. Tel: 01423 323019 --------- PGP keyID: 0xC0B341A3 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/ I'm encased in the lining of a pure pork sausage!!
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