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  1. TIOGA

    Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> — 2000-10-11T18:01:02Z

    Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    
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  2. Re: TIOGA

    Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> — 2000-10-11T18:12:57Z

    > Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    > is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    
    It was some db visualization tool.  There is a web page about it
    somewhere at Berkeley.  I say remove the directory.  It is junk now.
    
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  3. Re: TIOGA

    Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> — 2000-10-11T18:28:06Z

    On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    
    > > Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    > > is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    > 
    > It was some db visualization tool.  There is a web page about it
    > somewhere at Berkeley.  I say remove the directory.  It is junk now.
    
    that is a bit rash considering that you tend to imply that you don't even
    know what it is?
    
    Peter, according to google, the  primary Berkeley site that comes up is:
    
    	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/
    
    "DataSplash combines a sophisticated navigation model with a paint program
    interface with which users can create custom visualizations. A beta
    version of the software is now available."
    
    	And, from the overview:
    
    "Tioga DataSplash (formerly known as Tioga-2) allows users to
    interactively create and browse visualizations of database tables.
    DataSplash was developed by members of the Tioga Project at the University
    of California at Berkeley. DataSplash software is available on Alpha/OSF,
    HP/UX, Intel/Linux, and Sparc /Solaris platforms. We are porting to other
    UNIX platforms as well."
    
    	The "Quick Tour" looks really cool, but I'm not sure how tied into
    the whole backend/tioga directory this whole thing is.  My first feel is
    that 'tioga datasplash' is a userland application, but someone else might
    be able to make a better determination?
    	
    	Check out this, which explains what 'Splashes' are ... it almost
    gives me the feel of Visual Statistical Modeling ... ?
    
    	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/splashes.html
    
    	If it isn't breaking anything, please leave it in there, as I'd
    like to look into this a bit further ...
    
    
    
    
    
  4. Re: TIOGA

    Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> — 2000-10-11T18:31:33Z

    Considering no one has used it in 4 years that I remember, my guess is
    that it is an abandonded Berkeley project.
    
    > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > 
    > > > Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    > > > is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    > > 
    > > It was some db visualization tool.  There is a web page about it
    > > somewhere at Berkeley.  I say remove the directory.  It is junk now.
    > 
    > that is a bit rash considering that you tend to imply that you don't even
    > know what it is?
    > 
    > Peter, according to google, the  primary Berkeley site that comes up is:
    > 
    > 	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/
    > 
    > "DataSplash combines a sophisticated navigation model with a paint program
    > interface with which users can create custom visualizations. A beta
    > version of the software is now available."
    > 
    > 	And, from the overview:
    > 
    > "Tioga DataSplash (formerly known as Tioga-2) allows users to
    > interactively create and browse visualizations of database tables.
    > DataSplash was developed by members of the Tioga Project at the University
    > of California at Berkeley. DataSplash software is available on Alpha/OSF,
    > HP/UX, Intel/Linux, and Sparc /Solaris platforms. We are porting to other
    > UNIX platforms as well."
    > 
    > 	The "Quick Tour" looks really cool, but I'm not sure how tied into
    > the whole backend/tioga directory this whole thing is.  My first feel is
    > that 'tioga datasplash' is a userland application, but someone else might
    > be able to make a better determination?
    > 	
    > 	Check out this, which explains what 'Splashes' are ... it almost
    > gives me the feel of Visual Statistical Modeling ... ?
    > 
    > 	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/splashes.html
    > 
    > 	If it isn't breaking anything, please leave it in there, as I'd
    > like to look into this a bit further ...
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    
    
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  5. Re: TIOGA

    Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> — 2000-10-11T18:36:04Z

    > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > 
    > > > Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    > > > is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    > > 
    > > It was some db visualization tool.  There is a web page about it
    > > somewhere at Berkeley.  I say remove the directory.  It is junk now.
    > 
    > that is a bit rash considering that you tend to imply that you don't even
    
    I was born with a rash..., oh you meant something else.  :-)
    
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  6. Re: TIOGA

    Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> — 2000-10-11T18:38:16Z

    On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    
    > Considering no one has used it in 4 years that I remember, my guess is
    > that it is an abandonded Berkeley project.
    
    If it does not break anything in our build process, please let it in there
    while I do further research on what it is ... I personally think what I've
    seen on the web site so far is interesting and bears further investigation
    before we just yank it out ...
    
     
    > > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > > 
    > > > > Does anyone know what backend/tioga is for?  It's not Spanish for TOAST,
    > > > > is it? :-)  It looks like it wasn't compilable for quite a while.
    > > > 
    > > > It was some db visualization tool.  There is a web page about it
    > > > somewhere at Berkeley.  I say remove the directory.  It is junk now.
    > > 
    > > that is a bit rash considering that you tend to imply that you don't even
    > > know what it is?
    > > 
    > > Peter, according to google, the  primary Berkeley site that comes up is:
    > > 
    > > 	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/
    > > 
    > > "DataSplash combines a sophisticated navigation model with a paint program
    > > interface with which users can create custom visualizations. A beta
    > > version of the software is now available."
    > > 
    > > 	And, from the overview:
    > > 
    > > "Tioga DataSplash (formerly known as Tioga-2) allows users to
    > > interactively create and browse visualizations of database tables.
    > > DataSplash was developed by members of the Tioga Project at the University
    > > of California at Berkeley. DataSplash software is available on Alpha/OSF,
    > > HP/UX, Intel/Linux, and Sparc /Solaris platforms. We are porting to other
    > > UNIX platforms as well."
    > > 
    > > 	The "Quick Tour" looks really cool, but I'm not sure how tied into
    > > the whole backend/tioga directory this whole thing is.  My first feel is
    > > that 'tioga datasplash' is a userland application, but someone else might
    > > be able to make a better determination?
    > > 	
    > > 	Check out this, which explains what 'Splashes' are ... it almost
    > > gives me the feel of Visual Statistical Modeling ... ?
    > > 
    > > 	http://datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu/splashes.html
    > > 
    > > 	If it isn't breaking anything, please leave it in there, as I'd
    > > like to look into this a bit further ...
    > > 
    > > 
    > > 
    > > 
    > 
    > 
    > -- 
    >   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
    >   pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 853-3000
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    >   +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
    > 
    
    Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
    Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
    primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org 
    
    
    
  7. Re: TIOGA

    Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> — 2000-10-11T18:40:47Z

    > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > 
    > > Considering no one has used it in 4 years that I remember, my guess is
    > > that it is an abandonded Berkeley project.
    > 
    > If it does not break anything in our build process, please let it in there
    > while I do further research on what it is ... I personally think what I've
    > seen on the web site so far is interesting and bears further investigation
    > before we just yank it out ...
    
    Agreed.  It looked quite nifty.
    
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  8. Re: TIOGA

    Matthew N. Dodd <winter@jurai.net> — 2000-10-12T06:53:10Z

    On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > Considering no one has used it in 4 years that I remember, my guess is
    > that it is an abandonded Berkeley project.
    
    It appeard to work the last time I tried it (2 years ago or so.)
    
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  9. Re: TIOGA

    Ross Reedstrom <reedstrm@rice.edu> — 2000-10-13T19:11:19Z

    On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 02:40:47PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
    > > 
    > > > Considering no one has used it in 4 years that I remember, my guess is
    > > > that it is an abandonded Berkeley project.
    > > 
    > > If it does not break anything in our build process, please let it in there
    > > while I do further research on what it is ... I personally think what I've
    > > seen on the web site so far is interesting and bears further investigation
    > > before we just yank it out ...
    > 
    > Agreed.  It looked quite nifty.
    > 
    
    White papers refering to Tioga, stretching back to '92 (latest from '96)
    can be found at:
    
    http://s2k-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu:8000/postgres/papers/
    
    Ross
    -- 
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    food and sunshine to programmers, and then staying out of their way.
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