> Would you be able to provide a reference to
> the(se) article(s)? I have a memory of
> something about the start of an MGA in
> Oracle in V. 4, but it was not completely
> implemented until 7.

I think it is no longer relevant, Tomas Kyte says the following:

"I actually talked with Ken Jacobs - whose been with Oracle since time
began.

Multi-versioning came in with version 3.0 of Oracle - after version
2.0 which was actually the first release (and a complete rewrite of
the first release).

I feel very confident saying "multi-versioning" is "native" or natural
to Oracle. It has been there since the beginning, not 'grafted on'
(ala SS2005 if it comes out in 2005 ;)"

So, I need to change that article.

> BTW, I quoted your
> (very readable and well written) article
> on comp.databases.oracle.server. I believe
> that I misspelt your name - sorry about
> that!

No problem at all.

Roman