Getting older versions of Oracle?

Question

Hi all,
I recently purchased Steve Adams' book ( [Oracle 8i Internal Services) and I want to
"mess around" with the scripts associated with the different chapters.
However, they don't seem to play too well with my 10 XE database and I
imagine that things will only get worse with my 11g instance.
Is there any way that I could get my hands on an older version of Oracle,
ideally 8i but 9 would do.
TIA,
Paul...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Answer 1

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It appears you abuse this forum by thinking giving points to me or to others will pay my bread. That was "tongue in cheek" - I apologise if I offended you.
This forum is for volunteers, nobody is paid nor by oracle nor by the members. I am only connected to learn , help and share.I agree entirely and I greatly appreciate the help I have received here in the
past (and I have also given insofar as I have been able).
the reason behin asking you to mark the question as answered because itinitially you are asking for 8i or 9i download url. Again, I appreciate your response, but the title of the book to which I referred was
8i, so I would have thought that 8i was the ideal download.
You have been provieded by the URL. Can you stop that abuse? Everyone here will appreciate it! I responded by thanking you and then going on to say (words to the effect that) while 9i was great,
8i would probably be even better.
Also, you are asking me and others to sell you an Oracle Product ... this is illegal!Now you are being disingenuous. I SPECIFICALLY* said if it was _"legal and above board and all that"_
- was there a part of that you didn't understand?
Yes, I have the version 8i and 7 also. But, in this case, your case and in all cases ... Sorry I cannot
sell it even for thousands of $. The 5€ was for the trouble and postage of sending the CD - not payment for the product itself.
If it's forbidden by the licence to send me a CD with an old version - fine, but I did (and I reiterate)
ask about "legal and above board and all that"
From http://wikis.sun.com/display/Forums/Forums+FAQ:
Are Oracle Discussion Forums for obtaining support from Oracle?
No; Oracle Discussion Forums are designed for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing only; people
with urgent support matters should always use MetaLink. (There are rare exceptions: users of
some free products, such as Oracle SQL Developer and Oracle Database XE, do in fact use Oracle
Discussion Forums as their support channel.)I know exactly what the forums are for, and I believe that I participate in accordance with
both the letter and the spirit of the forums. I am not, and nor have I ever, advocated
illegal copying or use of software and I have never illegally used an Oracle product. I regret
that I can't say that I have never breached software licences, but I don't do it anymore.
Again, I apologise if I offended you, that was not my aim. I try to get and give help in an
amateur (good sense of word "amateur") and friendly spirit.
Thank you again for pointing me to the 9i - that will be a help. I'm still looking for 8i (legally and
above board). I still don't know if it's illegal for someone to send it to me or not - maybe I should
try and clarify this in another Oracle forum and start a new thread then.
Rgs,
Paul...