> > 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.

Hmmm... I also thought Oracle only kept a single version of a record.

Can someone shed a light on that?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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