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An old computer with Oracle 8i is dead.
We have the daily backup of the database (C:\oradata).
We are unable to install this old Oracle version anywhere because we don't have any CD.

Can we read this database with, for example, Oracle Express ?
If yes, how ?

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You might try contacting Oracle directly about this problem too! – mdpc Dec 17 '12 at 22:25
@mdpc You can vote to migrate the question there. You have the power. :) Though, I don't understand the downvote... – Michael Hampton Dec 17 '12 at 22:34
ran out of close votes to move to dba for today :-( – mdpc Dec 17 '12 at 22:35
@MichaelHampton sadly not possible. The version is way too old – Phil Dec 18 '12 at 1:45
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I believe you can still download 9i which is not too far from 8. If this is worth the time you could install 9i on a test box and see if the files are recognized. – kevinsky Dec 18 '12 at 2:05

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Oracle 8.x.x has been out of support for some time.

Apologies for the bad news, but your only option is to either recover the software from the dead disk, or ask Oracle (obviously with a valid support contract) for a copy of the software. Raise a ticket on My Oracle Support and they will help you.

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